Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient

• Main Authors: Andrés Ricaurte Sossa (Author), Henry Bolaños (Author), Andrés Ricaurte Fajardo (Author), Ángela Camila Burgos (Author), Valentina Garcia (Author), Paola Muñoz (Author), Diego Rosselli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 coat...