Radiological Signs of Intra-abdominal Gossypiboma

Cengel F., BULAKÇI M., Ozbakir B., Kiris A.

HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI, cilt.52, sa.1, ss.47-49, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/haseki.1034
  • Dergi Adı: HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-49
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gossypiboma, surgical complications, abscess, abdominal imaging
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Gossypiboma is a mass lesion at the site of surgery due to a forgotten surgical sponge. Forgotten foreign bodies are mostly retained in the abdominal cavity but there are some cases in the thorax, cranium, breast, and an extremity. Gossypiboma should be considered, especially by radiologists, in patients with a history of surgery, who present with non-specific symptoms and abdominal mass. In this report, we describe the case of a female patient who presented with non-specific abdominal discomfort and fever about six months after open cholecystectomy.