2023-11-27 09:15:00
It took them three hours to remove the mass. A patient rushed to the emergency room because of intense abdominal pain. In addition to this pain, she also suffered from vomiting and chills. Doctors discovered the presence of a huge vaginal stone hidden in his pool. This calculation was almost the size of an orange.
“A standard x-ray was carried out to rule out any obstruction and revealed a large pelvic calcified mass. CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a gross calcified round structure in the pelvis occupying the space between the bladder and rectum probably pushing upwards the uterus occupying the vaginal space, it measures 9 × 10 cm” , report the doctors in a medical journal.
Diet, hormones and microbiome
In total, more than three hours were needed for the team to to remove this mass using the laser. “The postoperative period was uneventful, the patient was released on antibiotics and caregivers were advised to maintain scheduled follow-up. Analysis of the stones revealed a mixture of calcium oxalate and struvite crystals,” reveals the team.
In the case report, the doctors state that this situation remains rare : “Vaginal stones are rarely observed, few cases are described in the literature. Like kidney stones, vaginal stones are influenced by multiple factors, including diet, urinary pH, urinary stasis, microbiome, sex hormones and genetics.”
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