Korean J Pain.  2007 Dec;20(2):251-254. 10.3344/kjp.2007.20.2.251.

Perineal Pain due to Bladder Stones after Total Abdominal Hysterectomy: A case report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. lanlan@cnuh.org
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Abstract

Perineal pain is a significant diagnostic challenge to the pain practitioner, and accurate diagnosis and treatment is essential. We report a case of 42-years old female patient suffering from excruciating vulvodynia for 5 years. Her pain on the visual analogue scale was 10 out of 10 and her pain was associated with sleep disturbance, dyspareunia, and chronic fatigue. She was diagnosed with a bladder stone by imaging, and The pain was relieved by cystolitholapaxy.

Keyword

bladder stone; vulvodynia

MeSH Terms

Adult
Diagnosis
Dyspareunia
Fatigue
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy*
Urinary Bladder Calculi*
Urinary Bladder*
Vulvodynia
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