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Burger, N.Z., Hung, Y.E., Kalof, A.N. and Casson, P.R. (2007) Lithopedion: Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Removal. Fertility and Sterility, 87, 1208-1209.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.065

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• TITLE: Lithopedion Complicated by Acute Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report at Bogodogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou

  AUTHORS: Yobi Alexis Sawadogo, Emmanuel Ouédraogo, Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Adama Ouattara, Issa Ouédraogo, Charlemagne Ouedraogo

  KEYWORDS: Lithopedion, Intestinal Obstruction, Bogodogo, Ouagadougou

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Reproductive Sciences, Vol.13 No.1, December 30, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Lithopedion is a rare clinical situation characterised by the calcification of a foetus that has died during an ectopic pregnancy, usually in the abdominal cavity. It occurs in 1.5 to 2% of ectopic pregnancies. It can be asymptomatic for several years. However, various complications can occur that lead to diagnosis. The authors report a case of lithopedion complicated by acute intestinal obstruction in a 24-year-old woman in her first pregnancy. This complication occurred after 12 months of amenorrhoea. A mass containing a calcified foetus was removed by laparotomy.