title: Primary vaginal stone in an 11-year-old recumbent girl.
abstract: Primary vaginal stones are extremely rare, particularly in young women. We describe the occurrence of a primary vaginal calculus in a severely retarded 11-year-old girl who was not diagnosed until she was examined using computerized tomography. We postulate that the calculus was formed as a consequence of urinary contamination of the vagina in association with incontinence and prolonged maintenance in a recumbent posture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan. yoshimur@kaiju.medic.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamura
mesh_terms: D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology