Lithopedion: laparoscopic diagnosis and removal.
A lithopedion is an exceedingly rare obstetric phenomenon where the contents of an abdominal pregnancy calcify and become preserved. We present the case of a young woman undergoing laparoscopy for infertility during which a lithopedion was discovered.
Burger
Natalie Z
NZ
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA. natalie.burger@uvm.edu
Hung
Y Elizabeth
YE
Kalof
Alexandra N
AN
Casson
Peter R
PR
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011269:Pregnancy, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*