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This stone was not a gem.
Doctors in Lebanon discovered that a woman had an incredibly rare vaginal stone the size of an orange stuck in her pelvis.
recent case studies Published in Urology Case Report He detailed this surprising discovery, in this case of a 27-year-old woman who was bedridden with cerebral palsy.
Vaginal stones form in two ways. One is when urine that has accumulated in the vagina becomes crystallized, and the other is when an untreated bacterial infection causes the urine to harden.
In the special case of a 27-year-old, no bacterial infection was found and urinary retention was the main cause.
The woman had a history of urinary incontinence, which is common in people with cerebral palsy and can cause urine to leak into the vagina.
Symptoms were noticed 3 days before the patient was brought to the emergency room. She had a fever, chills, vomiting, abdominal pain, and her appetite had decreased.
A CT scan of the pelvis and abdomen revealed the culprit.
Vaginal stones are “formed by the deposition of mineral salts from stagnant urine in the vagina.” According to a 2019 research paper published in a medical journal. Researchers say the condition is so rare that it was often misdiagnosed in the past.
This formation was so large that it was pressing on the woman’s bladder, which caused further urine leakage.
Doctors at Beirut’s Lebanese University destroyed the formation using laser therapy using ultrasonic shock waves from a device placed in the woman’s abdomen.
![An abdominal x-ray revealed a calcified mass in the woman's pelvis.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/abdominal-xray-showing-pelvic-calcified-72786331.jpg?w=925)
![An abdominal x-ray revealed a calcified mass in the woman's pelvis.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/abdominal-xray-showing-pelvic-calcified-72786331.jpg?w=925)
Doctors then used forceps to remove the fragments in a three-hour procedure.
After surgery, the woman was discharged from the hospital and given antibiotics.
The authors of this case study believe that because people with cerebral palsy are more likely to suffer from urinary incontinence, which puts them at greater risk of developing vaginal stones, they should undergo regular gynecological examinations and report stones if they are present. He says he needs to undergo an X-ray examination. suspected.
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