title: Prolonged retention of fetal bones: intrauterine device and extrauterine disease.
abstract: A case of prolonged retention of fragments of fetal bones is reported in a 47-year-old woman. The pieces of bone, retained in utero for 8 years after an elective abortion, were unexpectedly discovered after total hysterectomy with adnexectomy performed for bilateral pyosalpinx, persistent vaginal discharge and severe pelvic pain. The role of this rare complication as a cause of infertility is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panama
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Triolo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arezio
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001842:Bone and Bones; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors