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

Lithopedion: laparoscopic diagnosis and removal

Natalie Z Burger  1 , Y Elizabeth Hung, Alexandra N Kalof, Peter R Casson
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Case Reports

Lithopedion: laparoscopic diagnosis and removal

Natalie Z Burger et al. Fertil Steril. 2007 May.

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.

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