title: Bladder stone: uncommon cause of mechanical dystocia.
abstract: Bladder stone can exceptionally cause an obstetrical dystocia. A combined procedure of cesarean section with a cystolithotomy is the most advocated attitude. The authors reported a rare case of mechanical dystocia caused by a bladder stone in a 27 year-old multiparous women. The diagnosis was suspected during labor and a vaginal examination revealed a large firm mass in the anterior vagina wall. This mass was responsible for an obstruction of the pelvis requiring a cesarean section. A cystotomy was performed intraoperatively and a bladder stone weighing 130 g and measuring 8 x 6 x 4 cm(3) was extracted. The postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mohammed VI University Hospital, 53, Assif D, B.P 2360, Marrakech, 40 000, Morocco. yaitbenkaddour@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yassir
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ait Benkaddour
authors.forename: Abderrahim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aboulfalah
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abbassi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053715:Cystotomy; D004420:Dystocia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery