Bladder stones

Bladder stones are stones that form in the bladder. It can be divided into primary bladder stones and secondary bladder stones. The former refers to the stones formed in the bladder, which are mostly caused by malnutrition and are more common in children. With the continuous development of China's economy, children's bladder stones have shown a downward trend; the latter refers to the upper urinary tract or secondary Bladder stones due to factors such as lower urinary tract obstruction, infection, bladder foreign body, or neurogenic bladder. In the economically developed areas, bladder stones mainly occur in elderly men, and they are mostly affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia or urethral strictures. In poor areas, they are more common in children and rare in women.