title: Lithopedion: laparoscopic diagnosis and removal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA. natalie.burger@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Natalie Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Y Elizabeth
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Alexandra N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kalof
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Casson
mesh_terms: 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*