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Gossypiboma in Thigh- A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: The word Gossypiboma has been used for a retained surgical sponge/swab and is derived from gossypium(latin:cotton) and boma(Swahili-place of concealment). Other synonyms for this entity are textiloma, retained textile foreign body(RTFB)”/muslinoma. It is rare in muskulo-skeletal surger...

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Autores principales: Arora, Ram Krishan, Johal, Karandeep Singh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4719318/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298975
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.188
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The word Gossypiboma has been used for a retained surgical sponge/swab and is derived from gossypium(latin:cotton) and boma(Swahili-place of concealment). Other synonyms for this entity are textiloma, retained textile foreign body(RTFB)”/muslinoma. It is rare in muskulo-skeletal surgery. CASE REPORT: An eighteen year old boy was operated upon for failed plating of right femur. He had a globular swelling in mid thigh. There were no discharging sinuses, no signs/symptoms of infection. While operating on him to remove the failed implant and fix the fracture, while following standard procedures, we found a full size sponge embedded in the fracture site. CONCLUSION: In all cases presenting with an incidental mass with/without sinus, Gossypiboma be kept in the differential diagnosis. Awareness of the condition is a must to diagnose such a rare condition. While operating one should make sure that no sponge is left inside-which can have serious medicolegal consequences.