Vaginal stones in a 5-year-old girl: a novel approach of removal.

BACKGROUND

Primary vaginal stones in children are extremely rare and removal can be difficult. We describe a procedure for safe extraction of vaginal stones.

CASE: A 5-year-old, wheelchair-bound girl was referred to the urologic department with recurrent febrile urinary tract infection. Diagnostics of the kidneys showed no abnormalities. The bladder appeared to contain two stones. On urethro-cystoscopy no stones were seen. Vaginoscopy identified vaginal stones. After 4 weeks of estrogen treatment, a second procedure via vaginal introduction of a nephroscope in combination with an ultrasonic device, effectively disintegrated the stones.

SUMMARY AND

CONCLUSION

We recommend the use of a nephroscope in visualizing the vagina and cervix and facilitating instrumentation in prepubertal girls.