How harmful are bladder stones?

What are the hazards of bladder stones? This is a question that many patients are very concerned about. Bladder stones are common in a wide range of populations, especially in men. If bladder stones are not treated in time, they will not only cause many complications, but also many hazards. The following will introduce the hazards of bladder stones.

The main symptoms of bladder stones

The harm of bladder stones can be manifested in symptoms, mainly manifested as urinary tract irritation symptoms, such as frequent urination, urgent urination and painful urination, sudden interruption of urine flow accompanied by severe pain radiating to the perineum or glans penis, and continuous urination or repeated interruption of urine flow after changing body position. Children cry incessantly when urinating, and pull the penis with their hands. Stones damage the bladder mucosa and can cause terminal hematuria. When combined with infection, puerpera occurs. It may also cause complications of bladder stones such as obstruction. Long-term obstruction can cause dilation of the ureter and renal pelvis, accumulation of water, and impaired renal function. Most patients usually have frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination and terminal hematuria, and often have interrupted urination. Prostatic hyperplasia causes secondary stones, which may only cause difficulty in urination.

Bladder stones can be divided into primary and secondary types, and they mainly occur in men. Primary bladder stones are mostly caused by malnutrition, and are now rare except for some remote mountainous areas where they occur more frequently in infants and young children. The harm of secondary bladder stones is mainly secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia, and the incidence of this disease is gradually increasing with the extension of life expectancy. In addition, stones are prone to occur in patients with urethral stenosis, bladder diverticulum, foreign bodies including long-term drainage catheters, and neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

The friction between the bladder mucosa and the rough stones can cause bleeding, infection, mucosal ulcers, and occasionally severe bladder ulcers, which can even penetrate the vagina and rectum to form urinary fistulas. Long-term stimulation from stones and inflammation can induce bladder squamous cell carcinoma, so once bladder stones are diagnosed, they must be treated immediately to avoid complications.

Now that we know the harm of bladder stones, we hope that it will attract the attention of patients. Bladder stones should be treated as soon as possible to avoid complications of bladder stones that threaten everyone's life.