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- Title
Çok nadir bir akut batın nedeni: Gossipiboma.
- Authors
İnci, Mehmet Fatih; Özkan, Fuat; Okumuş, Mehmet; Köylü, Ahmet; Yüksel, Mürvet
- Abstract
A surgical sponge left in abdominal cavity following completion of the operation (Gossypiboma) is a rare entity. They may not only cause aseptic reactions without significant symptom, but they may also lead to exudative reaction which is manifested in the early phase with non-specific symptoms or they may manifest in the late phase with abscess and palpable mass symptoms. Surgical gauze pad will initiate a granulomatous reaction and it may appear as a large intra-abdominal mass. This condition is referred as gossypiboma. Gossypiboma should be considered in patients who have abdominal pain and intraabdominal abscess symptoms particularly in patients had abdominal operation previously. In this study, we present radiological findings of a 37-years old male patient who referred to our clinic with complaints of abdominal pain and fever and diagnosed as gossypiboma.
- Subjects
ABDOMINAL diseases; ABDOMINAL angina; ABDOMINAL pain; ACUTE abdomen; SIDE stitch
- Publication
Dicle Medical Journal / Dicle Tip Dergisi, 2012, Vol 39, Issue 3, p445
- ISSN
1300-2945
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2012.03.0178