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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2022; 13(01): 058-060
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717826
Case Report

Successful Endoscopic Removal of a Transmural Internally Migrating Gossypiboma

Ashish Agarwal 
1   Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Ashish Chauhan 
1   Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Sanchit Sharma 
1   Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan 
2   Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Rajesh Panwar 
3   Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

An accidentally retained sponge inside the body of a patient (gossypiboma) is a rare and serious adverse event after a surgical procedure with serious medicolegal implications and complications. It is commonly associated with abdominal surgeries with cholecystectomy most commonly implicated. Whorl-like appearance or mottled translucencies and radiopaque marker on imaging is diagnostic. Transmural migration into a hollow viscous has been infrequently reported. The preferred approach for the removal of gossypiboma is surgery. However, in cases of complete transmural migration, endoscopic removal remains a viable option.

Keywords

gossypiboma - endoscopic removal - complications


Publication History

Article published online:
28 December 2020

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