Are male urethral stones serious?

Urethral stones are a disease that occurs frequently among men, and the patients are mainly middle-aged and elderly people. The symptoms of urethral stones generally include pain or difficulty in urination, and severe patients may also experience edema. Therefore, if a man suffers from urethral stones, he needs treatment as soon as possible. So, are male urethral stones serious?

Are male urethral stones serious? In clinical practice, men are a high-risk group for urethral stones, especially some middle-aged and elderly people, who may have stones in the bladder fall into the urethra. After male urethral stones occur, effective measures should be taken as soon as possible for treatment, because this disease is very harmful to the health of the male reproductive system. Failure to treat it in time will lead to various complications, so men should pay attention to it.

1. Cause local damage: Small urethral stones may fall off on their own or move freely in the urinary tract of male patients, which will cause relatively minor damage to the urinary tract mucosa. Because large stones are in a relatively fixed position or some staghorn urinary stones appear, although the patient does not feel severe pain at this time, the patient's urethra is under long-term compression, which can easily cause tissue inflammation and ulcers, and even adhesion of the stones to the local urethral wall. Severe patients may even develop cancer.

2. Lead to urinary tract obstruction: The biggest disadvantage of urethral stones is that they can cause urinary tract obstruction. When patients have urinary tract obstruction, it brings more problems, because the obstruction makes urination difficult or even blocked, causing the upper ureter, renal pelvis and other tissues to expand and accumulate water, and finally cause varying degrees of kidney water accumulation. Hydronephrosis can easily affect the patient's renal function. If the patient's long-term hydronephrosis is not resolved, the kidney function may be lost. If the patient's bilateral urinary tract is obstructed, it may also lead to uremia.

3. Leading to urinary tract infection: Patients with urinary tract infection are very prone to bacterial infection due to local damage. In particular, the spread of inflammation in patients may lead to hydronephrosis, pyoneurosis, sepsis, and pose a threat to the patient's life. In addition, urinary tract infection will promote the formation of stones, causing the volume of obstructing stones to increase rapidly.

The above is what we introduced to you today about the severity of male urethral stone obstruction. To prevent this disease, men should pay attention to developing good living habits in their daily lives, avoid sitting and standing for long periods of time, and do some physical exercise in moderation. After an attack, they must also pay attention to early treatment to reduce the occurrence of this disease.