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Secondary infertility caused by retained fetal bone fragments

Uterin kavitedeki fetal kemik kalıntılarına ikincil gelişen infertilite

Murat DEMİRİZ
Alper Nadir SELVİ
Sema MUTGAN
Uğur TOPRAK
Pages
120–122
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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Histological examination of the curettage material revealed bone marrow formation, a phenomenon that has been merely reported twice previously in the literature.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Bone within the uterine cavity is an unusual fi nding in women with secondary infertility, and is usually associated with a past history of termination of pregnancy.The etiology is unknown, but theories include retained fetal bone and osseous metaplasia of endometrial tissue.
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Key Findings & Data:We describe a case of infertility patient, had history of surgical termination of pregnancies.
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Conclusion & Impact:Histological examination of the curettage material revealed bone marrow formation, a phenomenon that has been merely reported twice previously in the literature.
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Abstract

Bone within the uterine cavity is an unusual fi nding in women with secondary infertility, and is usually associated with a past history of termination of pregnancy.The etiology is unknown, but theories include retained fetal bone and osseous metaplasia of endometrial tissue. We describe a case of infertility patient, had history of surgical termination of pregnancies. Histological examination of the curettage material revealed bone marrow formation, a phenomenon that has been merely reported twice previously in the literature.

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Sekonder infertİl kadınlarda uterin kavitede kemik saptanması nadir olup etiyolojide genellikle sonlandırılmış gebelik öyküsü vardır. Etiyoloji tam olarak aydınlatılamasa da çeşitli teoriler öne sürülmüş olup bunlar fetal kemik kalıntıları ve endometrial dokunun osseöz metaplazisidir. Bu makalede küretaj ile sonlandırılmış gebelik öyküsü bulunan bir olguyu sunmaktayız. Kürete edilen materyalin histolojik incelemesinde kemik iliği saptanmış olup literatürde yalnızca iki kez bildirilmiştir.

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DEMİRİZ, M., SELVİ, A. N., MUTGAN, S., TOPRAK, U. (2022). Secondary infertility caused by retained fetal bone fragments. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, Cilt: 60 - Sayı: 3, 120–122. https://ajindex.com/articles/443918

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