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Vaginal calculus secondary to vaginal outlet obstruction
Author(s) -
Malhotra Neena,
Kumar Sunesh,
Roy Kallol Kumar,
Agarwal Rachna,
Verma Vineeta
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20015
Subject(s) - medicine , calculus (dental) , vagina , urination , pelvis , surgery , urinary system , anatomy , dentistry
Primary vaginal stones are extremely rare and are often mistaken for bladder calculi on plain radiography. However, intravenous pyelography and sonography can help differentiate between the two. We report a case of a large vaginal stone in a 21‐year‐old woman referred for apareunia and difficult micturation. The clinical findings of vaginal outlet obstruction and a hard mass anterior to the rectum made us suspect a bladder calculus; however, sonography of the pelvis indicated that the mass was in the vagina. Further examination using a probe to physically define the stone's location confirmed it to be a vaginal calculus. Surgery was performed to repair the outlet obstruction and remove the stone, which permitted the woman to urinate normally and engage in normal sexual relations. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 32:204–206, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20015