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Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity
We report a case of a large peritoneal loose body diagnosed on computed tomography. The most common causes of a peritoneal loose body are thought to be torsion and separation of the appendices epiploicae. Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small, 0.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. However, "giant"...
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The Korean Society of Coloproctology
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349808/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606651 http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/jksc.2012.28.2.108 |
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author | Jang, Joung Teak Kang, Haeng Ji Yoon, Ji Young Yoon, Seo Gue |
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description | We report a case of a large peritoneal loose body diagnosed on computed tomography. The most common causes of a peritoneal loose body are thought to be torsion and separation of the appendices epiploicae. Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small, 0.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. However, "giant" peritoneal loose bodies, larger than 4 cm in diameter, are an uncommon disease and present with various symptoms, and are difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Especially, abdominal large peritoneal loose bodies are frequently misdiagnosed as tumorous disease preoperatively. In our case, the loose body appeared as a round pelvic mass with central calcifications and a distinct fat plane separating it from adjacent organs. Preoperatively, we suspected a tumorous lesion from the wall of the upper rectum; however, at laparoscopy, a large peritoneal loose body was detected. An extraction of the giant peritoneal loose body was performed laparoscopically. |
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spelling | pubmed-33498082012-05-17 Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity Jang, Joung Teak Kang, Haeng Ji Yoon, Ji Young Yoon, Seo Gue J Korean Soc Coloproctol Case Report We report a case of a large peritoneal loose body diagnosed on computed tomography. The most common causes of a peritoneal loose body are thought to be torsion and separation of the appendices epiploicae. Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small, 0.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. However, "giant" peritoneal loose bodies, larger than 4 cm in diameter, are an uncommon disease and present with various symptoms, and are difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Especially, abdominal large peritoneal loose bodies are frequently misdiagnosed as tumorous disease preoperatively. In our case, the loose body appeared as a round pelvic mass with central calcifications and a distinct fat plane separating it from adjacent organs. Preoperatively, we suspected a tumorous lesion from the wall of the upper rectum; however, at laparoscopy, a large peritoneal loose body was detected. An extraction of the giant peritoneal loose body was performed laparoscopically. The Korean Society of Coloproctology 2012-04 2012-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3349808/ /pubmed/22606651 http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/jksc.2012.28.2.108 Text en © 2012 The Korean Society of Coloproctology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Jang, Joung Teak Kang, Haeng Ji Yoon, Ji Young Yoon, Seo Gue Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity |
title | Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity |
title_full | Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity |
title_fullStr | Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity |
title_full_unstemmed | Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity |
title_short | Giant Peritoneal Loose Body in the Pelvic Cavity |
title_sort | giant peritoneal loose body in the pelvic cavity |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349808/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606651 http://dx.doi.org/10.3393/jksc.2012.28.2.108 |
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