title: Infertility due to intrauterine residual fetal bone fragments.
abstract: A case of intrauterine retention of fetal bone diagnosed 8 years after termination of a pregnancy is presented. The patient had a history of hypermenorrhea infertility, and persistent vaginal discharge beginning after the abortion. Transvaginal sonography demonstrated an intrauterine foreign body. Curettage was performed, and fetal bone fragments were found within the removed materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cepni
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumbak
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ocal
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Idil
authors.forename: Feridun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aksu
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000196:embryology; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000209:etiology