Pregnancy complicated by vesical calculus and vesicocutaneous fistula.
Bladder stones are a rare complication of pregnancy, with only 10 cases reported this century. This patient required a cesarean section for obstructed labor resulting from a 7 cm stone. Cystotomy with removal of the stone was performed with subsequent development of a vesicocutaneous fistula.
Penning
S R
SR
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, California, USA.
Cohen
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B
Tewari
D
D
Curran
M
M
Weber
P
P
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D004420:Dystocia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology*