Retained Intra- Thoracic Surgical Pack Mimicking as Recurrent Aspergilloma
Published: December 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.2610
Ruquaya Mir
1. Department of Oncology,
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar,
Mathura Road, New Delhi- 110076 , India.
Correspondence
Dr. Ruquaya Mir,
Department of Oncology,
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals,
Sarita Vihar, Mathura Road,
New Delhi- 110076 , India.
Phone: 91- 11- 9312872485, 91-11-8800331762
Fax: 91-11-26823629
E-mail: ruquaya.mir@hotmail.com
An intrathoracic gossypiboma is a rare condition. We are reporting a case of intrathoracicgossypiboma which was misdiagnosed as a recurrent aspergilloma. In our patient, the gossypiboma manifested as a pleural- based extra pulmonary mass which had a large contact area with the pleura and it displayed an extra pulmonary location. A retained surgical swab (gossypiboma) is a rare but an important complication of an intra- thoracic surgery. The diagnosis is usually overlooked, as in our case, resulting in delay of treatment, complications and a prolonged hospitalization.
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