A rare reason in a child with feeding intolerance: Intravaginal struvite stone

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Tokgoz Y., Erdem A. O., Ozbey B. C., Terlemez S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.86-88, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.01.013
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.86-88
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: child, primary vaginal stone, struvite stone, feeding intolerance, PRIMARY VAGINAL STONE, SECONDARY, CALCULUS, GIRL
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Vaginal stones are rarely seen in childhood; they are categorized as primary and secondary whether they are a foreign object focus ( nidus) or not. Urethrovaginal fistula is the most common etiological cause; other etiologies are considerably rarely reported. Primary vaginal stones are formed as a result of urinary salt accumulate. A 14-year-old girl, suffering from an unidentified neurodegenerative disease, was admitted with complaints of cough, poor feeding and vomiting. Abdominal X-ray showed a large calcific mass; further evaluation revealed a vaginal struvite stone, and it was removed surgically. No anatomical reason was determined for the formation of stone and it was accepted as primary vaginal stone.