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.
Sossa AR, Bolaños H, Fajardo AR, Burgos C, Garcia V, Muñoz P, Rosselli D. Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2019;41(1):59-61.
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Sossa, Andrés Ricaurte; Bolaños, Henry; Fajardo, Andrés Ricaurte; Burgos, Ángela Camila; Garcia, Valentina; Muñoz, Paola; Rosselli, Diego. Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, v. 41, n. 1, p. 59-61, Apr. 2019.
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Sossa, A. R., Bolaños, H., Fajardo, A. R., Burgos, C., Garcia, V., Muñoz, P., & Rosselli, D. (2019). Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 41(1), 59-61.
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Sossa, Andrés Ricaurte and Bolaños, Henry and Fajardo, Andrés Ricaurte and Burgos, Ángela Camila and Garcia, Valentina and Muñoz, Paola and Rosselli, Diego. Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia [online]. 2019, vol. 41, n. 1, [cited 2024-11-05], pp.59-61. Available from: <https://journalrbgo.org/article/lithopedion-in-a-geriatric-patient/>.
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Fig. 2 | (A) Abdominal computed tomography evidencing the mummified fetus (B) Computed tomography imaging of the abdomen with 3D reconstruction.
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