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Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review
Background: Vaginal stones are rare and often unknown entities. Most urologists may never see a case in their careers. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 34-year-old bedridden Caucasian woman with mental and physical disabilities who presented with a large primary vaginal calculus, which, s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cren.2017.0100 |
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author | Castellan, Pietro Nicolai, Michele De Francesco, Piergustavo Di Tizio, Luciano Castellucci, Roberto Bada, Maida Marchioni, Michele Cindolo, Luca Schips, Luigi |
author_facet | Castellan, Pietro Nicolai, Michele De Francesco, Piergustavo Di Tizio, Luciano Castellucci, Roberto Bada, Maida Marchioni, Michele Cindolo, Luca Schips, Luigi |
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description | Background: Vaginal stones are rare and often unknown entities. Most urologists may never see a case in their careers. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 34-year-old bedridden Caucasian woman with mental and physical disabilities who presented with a large primary vaginal calculus, which, surprisingly, had remained undiagnosed until the patient suffered a right renal colic caused by a ureteral stone. The vagina was completely filled and a digital examination was not possible. For this reason, the stone was removed using surgical pliers with some maneuvering. A vesicovaginal fistula was excluded, as well as foreign bodies or other nidi of infection. After, urethral lithotripsy was performed as planned. The postoperative course and follow-up were uneventful. Conclusion: Although vaginal calculi are extremely rare in literature, their differential diagnosis should be considered in women with incontinence and associated disabilities, paraplegia, or prolonged immobilization in recumbent position. |
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spelling | pubmed-57341352017-12-26 Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review Castellan, Pietro Nicolai, Michele De Francesco, Piergustavo Di Tizio, Luciano Castellucci, Roberto Bada, Maida Marchioni, Michele Cindolo, Luca Schips, Luigi J Endourol Case Rep Case Report Background: Vaginal stones are rare and often unknown entities. Most urologists may never see a case in their careers. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 34-year-old bedridden Caucasian woman with mental and physical disabilities who presented with a large primary vaginal calculus, which, surprisingly, had remained undiagnosed until the patient suffered a right renal colic caused by a ureteral stone. The vagina was completely filled and a digital examination was not possible. For this reason, the stone was removed using surgical pliers with some maneuvering. A vesicovaginal fistula was excluded, as well as foreign bodies or other nidi of infection. After, urethral lithotripsy was performed as planned. The postoperative course and follow-up were uneventful. Conclusion: Although vaginal calculi are extremely rare in literature, their differential diagnosis should be considered in women with incontinence and associated disabilities, paraplegia, or prolonged immobilization in recumbent position. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5734135/ /pubmed/29279871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cren.2017.0100 Text en © Pietro Castellan et al. 2017; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Castellan, Pietro Nicolai, Michele De Francesco, Piergustavo Di Tizio, Luciano Castellucci, Roberto Bada, Maida Marchioni, Michele Cindolo, Luca Schips, Luigi Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review |
title | Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review |
title_full | Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review |
title_fullStr | Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review |
title_short | Primary Vaginal Calculus in a Woman with Disability: Case Report and Literature Review |
title_sort | primary vaginal calculus in a woman with disability: case report and literature review |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cren.2017.0100 |
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