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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 11
| Issue : 3 | Page : 216-217 |
Paravesical gossypiboma following inguinal herniorrhaphy: Laparoscopic retrieval
Chao-Chun Huang1, Che-Jen Huang2, Jan-Sing Hsieh2
1 Department of Surgery, Pingtung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Pingtung, Taiwan
2 Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Correspondence Address:
Jan-Sing Hsieh
Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, San-Ming District, Kaohsiung 807
Taiwan
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.152099
Retained surgical sponge (gossypiboma) following an inguinal herniorrhaphy is a rare condition and may cause medicolegal problems. Differential diagnosis for the lesion should be made meticulously. We report a case of a 45-year-old man who had a herniorrhaphy about 8 years previously. He presented one episode of painless gross hematuria. Laboratory and imaging studies excluded any significant lesion in the urological organs. Abdominal CT scan demonstrated a heterogeneous neoplasm of 4 cm in size in the left paravesical area that was retrieved laparoscopically. Abdominal CT and clinical suspicion are helpful for diagnosis. Laparoscopy may be used to confirm the diagnosis and to remove the retained surgical gauze, and considered as an alternative therapy for some selected patients.
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