Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient. uri icon

Overview

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.

publication date

  • December 12, 2018

Research

keywords

  • Calcinosis
  • Fetus

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85061116310

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1055/s-0038-1676038

PubMed ID

  • 30541178

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 41

issue

  • 1