Laparoscopic Removal of Gossypiboma

Gossypiboma is defined as a mass caused by foreign body reaction developed around the retained surgical item in the operative area. When diagnosed, it should be removed in symptomatic patients. Minimal invasive surgery should be planned for the removal of the retained item. The number of cases treat...

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Published in:Case reports in surgery 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-4
Main Authors: Angın, Yavuz Selim, Dasıran, Mehmet Fatih, Daldal, Emin, Okan, Ismail, Özsoy, Zeki, Şahin, Mustafa
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Language:English
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Summary:Gossypiboma is defined as a mass caused by foreign body reaction developed around the retained surgical item in the operative area. When diagnosed, it should be removed in symptomatic patients. Minimal invasive surgery should be planned for the removal of the retained item. The number of cases treated by laparoscopic approach is rare in the literature. We present a case of forty-year-old woman referred to emergency room with acute abdomen diagnosed as gossypiboma and treated successfully with laparoscopic surgery.
ISSN:2090-6900
2090-6919
DOI:10.1155/2015/317240