| Literature DB >> 16097075 |
Yi-Ying Lu1, Yun-Chung Cheung, Sheung-Fat Ko, Shu-Hang Ng.
Abstract
We herein report a gossypiboma resulting from a retained surgical swab, which had been left in peritoneum for 20 years after appendectomy. CT revealed a cystic mass with a calcified reticulate rind. Subsequent surgery and pathological examination showed a gossypiboma. A simple experiment, using a barium-soaked surgical swab demonstrating similar CT appearance, supported our postulation that calcium deposition on the reticulated fibers of a surgical swab could generate such a characteristic "calcified reticulate rind" sign. We believe that identification of this CT sign facilitates the diagnosis of gossypibomas.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16097075 PMCID: PMC4398753 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4927
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742