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Case Report - Primary extravesical inguinal stone formation after mesh hernioplasty Rajesh Goel, Pawanindra Lal, Rajeev Sharma Abstract Foreign body acts as a nidus for stone formation in the urinary tract and such stones form at different sites in the urogenital tract. We report a case, probably the first in literature, of a stone formed outside the urinary bladder over a mesh used for inguinal hernioplasty. The possible mechanism is discussed. This case adds to the list of known complications of one of the commonest operations performed by surgeons. Keywords Bladder stone, inguinal hernia, foreign body

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