Retained Intraabdominal Gossypiboma, Five Years after Bilateral Orchiopexy
Joint Authors
al-Mousawi, Shabir
Moslemi, Mohammad Kazem
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Gossypiboma or textiloma is used to describe a retained surgical swab in the body after an operation.
Intraabdominal surgical sponge is an uncommon surgical error.
The incidence of gossypiboma has been reported as high as 1 in 1000 to 15,000 intraabdominal operations.
Gossypiboma may cause serious morbidity and may lead to mortality.
Case presentation.
Herein, we report a 24 years-old man who was admitted due to the intraabdominal mass after evaluation of primary infertility.
He had a surgical history of bilateral abdominal orchiopexy 5 years previously, performed at another hospital.
Hydatid cyst was suspected by abdominal computed tomography.
After laparotomy excision, the cyst wall opened incidentally, and draining of a large amount of thick pus with retained surgical gauze within the cyst was found, with final diagnosis of gossypiboma.
Conclusion.
The policy that prevention is far more important than cure is highly appreciated.
Accurate sponge and instrument counts, along with radiologic evaluation when a discrepancy is found, can be helpful.
Although human errors cannot be completely avoided, continuous medical training and strict adherence to rules of the operation room should reduce the incidence of gossypiboma to a minimum.
Surgical sponges should be counted once at the start and twice at the end of all surgical operations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moslemi, Mohammad Kazem& al-Mousawi, Shabir. 2010. Retained Intraabdominal Gossypiboma, Five Years after Bilateral Orchiopexy. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470813
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moslemi, Mohammad Kazem& al-Mousawi, Shabir. Retained Intraabdominal Gossypiboma, Five Years after Bilateral Orchiopexy. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470813
American Medical Association (AMA)
Moslemi, Mohammad Kazem& al-Mousawi, Shabir. Retained Intraabdominal Gossypiboma, Five Years after Bilateral Orchiopexy. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470813
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470813