lithopedion

• Now, the clinical history is a bit sketchy but the most likely presumptive diagnosis is a lithopedion (litho = stone; pedion = child), or —  The Well-Timed Period
• A lithopedion is a rare phenomenon with only a few hundred cases report in the medical literature. —  The Well-Timed Period
• Usually, a lithopedion occurs after a fetus dies during an ectopic abdominal pregnancy and is too large to be reabsorbed by the body (EGA 14 wks and up). —  The Well-Timed Period
• Believe it or not, forming a lithopedion is a best case scenario. —  The Well-Timed Period
• Mummification and formation of a lithopedion occasionally ensue, and calcified products of conception may be carried for years. —  The Well-Timed Period

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