Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery

Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery

A gossypiboma refers to a surgical sponge or gauze accidentally retained inside a patient during a procedure. It is more commonly encountered after abdominal surgeries. When seen in the thorax, it is usually located within the pleural cavity. We report a case of a 42-year old woman who was found to...

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Main Authors: Amjad Kanj, Ayman O. Soubani, Hussam Tabaja, Said El Zein, Mirna Fares, Nadim Kanj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301825
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spelling doaj-7ed3bc4f934d47ddbbd73f2cd458f9052020-11-25T01:17:07ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712018-01-0125184186Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgeryAmjad Kanj0Ayman O. Soubani1Hussam Tabaja2Said El Zein3Mirna Fares4Nadim Kanj5Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USAWayne State University, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, USAWayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USAWayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USAMount Lebanon Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, LebanonAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Lebanon; Corresponding author.A gossypiboma refers to a surgical sponge or gauze accidentally retained inside a patient during a procedure. It is more commonly encountered after abdominal surgeries. When seen in the thorax, it is usually located within the pleural cavity. We report a case of a 42-year old woman who was found to have a gossypiboma mimicking a simple aspergilloma twenty years after a left thoracotomy. The surgical gauze identified on a CT-scan of her chest appears to have migrated into her lung airways.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301825
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Hussam Tabaja
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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title Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery
title_short Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery
title_full Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery
title_fullStr Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery
title_full_unstemmed Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery
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publisher Elsevier
series Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description A gossypiboma refers to a surgical sponge or gauze accidentally retained inside a patient during a procedure. It is more commonly encountered after abdominal surgeries. When seen in the thorax, it is usually located within the pleural cavity. We report a case of a 42-year old woman who was found to have a gossypiboma mimicking a simple aspergilloma twenty years after a left thoracotomy. The surgical gauze identified on a CT-scan of her chest appears to have migrated into her lung airways.
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301825
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