Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbgo/v41n1/0100-7203-rbgo-41-01-00059.pdf |