A Case Report of Neglected Gossypiboma Causing Abdominal Pain for 20 Years Post-Cesarean Section

Gossypiboma refers to a mass usually made of cotton (e.g., surgical gauze or sponge) that is accidentally left in a patient’s body during surgery. We report the case of a 54-year-old multigravida menopausal woman who previously underwent cesarean section to deliver her second child. She was referred...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Min, Jisong, Lee, Saemi, Kim, Won-ji, Kim, Sung Eun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Menopause 2022
Materias:
Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36647278
http://dx.doi.org/10.6118/jmm.22022
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Sumario:Gossypiboma refers to a mass usually made of cotton (e.g., surgical gauze or sponge) that is accidentally left in a patient’s body during surgery. We report the case of a 54-year-old multigravida menopausal woman who previously underwent cesarean section to deliver her second child. She was referred to our medical center after a 7 cm right ovarian mass with malignant potential was discovered. A diagnostic laparotomy was performed then confirmed the presence of a 10 cm gossypiboma attached to a metallic ring. This case is an alarming example highlighting the importance of adequate intraoperative counting of gauze and radiologic evaluation of chronic pelvic pain.

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