Images – Acute urinary retention due to urethral steinstrasse

Steinstrasse, or “stone street,” of the ureter is a well-documented complication following extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) where incomplete fragmentation leads to obstruction and accumulation of multiple calculi.1,2 In contrast, steinstrasse of the urethra is exceedingly rare; we present a case causing acute urinary retention some weeks following cystolitholapaxy for bladder calculi.