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Laparoscopic Removal of Lithopaedion

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Lithopaedion means a calcified Dead foetus and it is usually extrauterine. We report a case of 32 year old female who presented to us with right iliac fossa mass. On diagnostic laparoscopy, it was found to be Lithopaedion and the same was removed in toto through laparoscopic approach.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Vinayaga Missions Medical College & Hospital, Karaikal, 609602, Pondicherry, UT, India

    S. Sujith Kumar, A. Sambanda Murthy, D. Muthiah Selva Kumar & R. Thiru Navukarasu

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Kumar, S.S., Murthy, A.S., Kumar, D.M.S. et al. Laparoscopic Removal of Lithopaedion. Indian J Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 38–40 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-011-0313-7

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