title: A primary vaginal stone in a disabled child.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary vaginal stones in children are extremely rare but important because they are often mistaken for bladder calculi on plain film.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 13-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. Physical and serial radiologic examinations found a hard mass anterior to the rectum. By vaginoscopy, the stone was found at the posterior fornix of the vagina.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary vaginal stones should be suspected, especially in disabled children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cetinkurşun
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Surer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirbag
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oztürk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology