The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2018 , Vol 60 , Num 1
A rare reason in a child with feeding intolerance: Intravaginal struvite stone
1 Departments of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey2 Departments of Surgery, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
3 Departments of Pediatrics, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey DOI : 10.24953/turkjped.2018.01.013 Tokgöz Y, Erdem AO, Özbey BC, Terlemez S. A rare reason in a child with feeding intolerance: Intravaginal struvite stone. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 86-88.
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.
Keywords : child, primary vaginal stone, struvite stone, feeding intolerance