Transmural colonic migration of a retained surgical sponge (Gossypiboma) which clinically mimicked a colonic tumor: A case report



Título del documento: Transmural colonic migration of a retained surgical sponge (Gossypiboma) which clinically mimicked a colonic tumor: A case report
Revista: Revista médica del Hospital General de México
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000439541
ISSN: 0185-1063
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1Hospital General de México, Departamento de Cirugía, Ciudad de México. México
2Hospital Angeles Metropolitano, Cirugía Bariátrica, Ciudad de México. México
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Període: Oct-Dic
Volum: 83
Número: 4
Paginació: 168-171
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en inglés We report the case of a 30-year-old female being studied for a colonic tumor, on the computed tomography-scan an abdominal mass with wall reinforcement and air bubbles suggestive of a retained sponge, Barium enema showed an extraluminal radiopaque marker and a mass migrated into the colon, on surgery, an enterocolic fistula was found, and we resected the ascending colon and 40 cm of terminal ileum and performed a ileotranverse anastomosis. Gossypibomas, despite preventive measures, remain a concern for surgeons due to its medicolegal implications, a high clinical suspicion leads to a correct diagnostic protocol and an early treatment
Disciplines Medicina
Paraules clau: Gastroenterología,
Cirugía,
Fístula enterocolónica,
Cuerpos extraños,
Esponja quirúrgica,
Textiloma,
Gossypiboma,
Iatrogenia
Keyword: Gastroenterology,
Surgery,
Enterocolonic fistulae,
Foreign bodies,
Surgical sponge,
Textiloma,
Gossypibomas,
Iatrogeny
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