Gossypiboma: An Unusual
Presentation as Perforation
and Intraluminal Migration
Published: September 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/14706.8398
Virendra Kumar Tiwari, Rajesh Kumar Mahey, Rajesh Patil, Nilesh Bakale, Sachin Suryawanshi
1. Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and B Y L Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2. Associate professor, Department of General Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and B Y L Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and B Y L Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
4. Resident doctor, Department of General Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and B Y L Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
5. Resident doctor, Department of General Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and B Y L Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Virendra Kumar Tiwari,
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E-mail: tiwarivirendra1986@gmail.com
Gossypiboma is a mass formed around cotton material acting as foreign body in visceral cavity. In our study, we present a case of gossypiboma following open cholecystectomy. A surgical sponge left in the peritoneal cavity following cholecystectomy, caused inflammatory reaction, perforation and intraluminal migration. It is a relatively rare presentation. This patient underwent emergency laparotomy with Billroth II anastomosis and sponge removal.
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