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Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2019;41(1):59-61

DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676038

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Abstract

Lithopedion (lithos = rock and paidion = child) is a rare condition that only occurs in 1.5 to 1.8% of extrauterine pregnancies and in 0.00045% of all pregnancies. It consists of an ectopic pregnancy in which the fetus dies but cannot be reabsorbed by the mother’s body, which then coats it in a calcium-rich substance.We present the case of a 77-year-old woman with an incidental diagnosis of a lithopedion, which had been retained in her left pelvis for presumably 40 years.

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