An unusual cause of intra-abdominal calcification: A lithopedion Daniel Ramos-Andrade, Catarina Ruivo, M. Antónia Portilha, Jorge B. Brito, Filipe Caseiro-Alves, Luís Curvo-Semedo  European Journal of Radiology Open  Volume 1, Pages 60-63 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejro.2014.09.004 Copyright © 2014 The Authors Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Plain abdominal film obtained in the supine position, both with vertical (a) and tangential (b) X-rays. It clearly depicts a large abdominal wall hernia with some air-containing bowel loops, and also a calcified heterogeneous mass in the mid-abdominal region corresponding to a lithopedion. Some details of the fetal anatomy may be recognized, such as the head and the rib cage. European Journal of Radiology Open 2014 1, 60-63DOI: (10.1016/j.ejro.2014.09.004) Copyright © 2014 The Authors Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 CT: unenhanced study demonstrates an atrophic uterus with an empty cavity (black arrow in a); MIP reconstructions depict in great detail the fetal anatomy, such as the jaw bone (thin arrow in b), the sphenoid bone (open curved arrow in b) and the sacral bone (curved arrow in b), the dorsolumbar spine (open arrowhead in c), a hand (circle in d), the rib cage (open arrow in e), the femurs (arrowheads in f) and the bony pelvis (arrow in f); the measurement of the femur length allowed to determine that the gestation proceeded until the 30th week (g). European Journal of Radiology Open 2014 1, 60-63DOI: (10.1016/j.ejro.2014.09.004) Copyright © 2014 The Authors Terms and Conditions