Periurethral Gland Calculus Discovered on Workup for Dyspareunia

A 55-year-old woman with a history of chronic dysuria in the absence of infection was found to have an unusual lesion below the urethral meatus. This was subsequently determined to be a periurethral gland containing a sizeable calculus. Pathologic analysis found the composition to be car bonate apat...

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Published in:Current urology 2017-07, Vol.10 (1), p.55-56
Main Authors: Terlecki, Ryan P., MacDonald, Susan M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A 55-year-old woman with a history of chronic dysuria in the absence of infection was found to have an unusual lesion below the urethral meatus. This was subsequently determined to be a periurethral gland containing a sizeable calculus. Pathologic analysis found the composition to be car bonate apatite (dahllite). Only one prior report of a female periurethral calculus has been noted in the English peer-reviewed literature.
ISSN:1661-7649
1661-7657
DOI:10.1159/000447152