Lithopedion: laparoscopic diagnosis and removal

Natalie Z Burger; Y Elizabeth Hung; Alexandra N Kalof; Peter R Casson

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.065

Lithopedion: laparoscopic diagnosis and removal

Fertil Steril. 2007 May;87(5):1208-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.065. Epub 2007 Feb 6.

Authors

Natalie Z Burger¹, Y Elizabeth Hung, Alexandra N Kalof, Peter R Casson

Affiliation

¹ Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA. natalie.burger@uvm.edu

PMID: 17289039
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.065

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Calcinosis / diagnosis*
Calcinosis / surgery*
Female
Fetal Death*
Humans
Infertility, Female / diagnosis
Infertility, Female / surgery
Laparoscopy / methods*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Abdominal / diagnosis*
Pregnancy, Abdominal / surgery*