A Case of Two Abdominal Gossypibomas in a Patient: A Rare Case Report

Radhika Batra; Richa Gautam; Alpana Manchanda; Deepak Ghuliani

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1723925

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology 2021; 04(02): 161-165
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723925

Case Report

A Case of Two Abdominal Gossypibomas in a Patient: A Rare Case Report

Authors

Radhika Batra

¹Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and Guru Nanak Eye Centre Hospitals, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Richa Gautam

¹Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and Guru Nanak Eye Centre Hospitals, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Alpana Manchanda

¹Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and Guru Nanak Eye Centre Hospitals, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Deepak Ghuliani

²Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and Guru Nanak Eye Centre Hospitals, New Delhi, Delhi, India

Abstract

Gossypiboma is a rare condition caused by retention of a foreign body, most commonly surgical sponge following any surgical procedure. The patient may be asymptomatic, can present with vague symptoms, or rarely with acute symptoms depending on the location of the foreign body and the complications associated with it; thus it may be difficult to diagnose this condition. A 30-year-old woman presented to our hospital with complaints of lump and mild pain on both sides of the lower abdomen for 3 months following caesarean section which was performed in a rural hospital. Ultrasound and computed tomography findings along with the classical history helped in arriving at the diagnosis of two gossypibomas in lower abdomen, one in each flank which was further confirmed on laparotomy.

Keywords

abdomen - foreign body - gossypiboma - retained surgical items

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