Inno J, Vol. 1, Issue 2.
DOI 10.17613/ww3x-db56
Case Report
Abdominal Gossypiboma
Bernal-Cárdenas, Luis Rey1*; Cervantes-Tapia, Jose Isaac1; Chavez-Morales, Beetsi Analli2.
1*Department Of Surgery, Hospital General Regional #1, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.
2Department Of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital General Regional #1, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.
*Correspondence: Bernal-Cárdenas, LR; Luis_bernalc@outlook.com
KEYWORDS: Gossypiboma, textiloma.
ABSTRACT
Gossypiboma or textiloma is a term used to describe the material formed by cotton matrix that is unintentionally left in some cavity during surgery, which may cause secondary reactions or complications related to its presence inside the cavity and contact with adjacent structures. 1
Two types of reactions to the foreign body have been described, such as the formation of a fibrotic layer around the foreign body, which may or may not represent future complications, and the second may be asymptomatic or have important clinical repercussions such as intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, adhesions, fistulas, abdominal abscesses, gastrointestinal disruptions and perforations 1,2. The incidence of this type of condition is unknown due to its legal and medical implications, but is estimated to be 1 in 100-3000 surgeries 3.
CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
The authors have no conflict of interest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank Hospital General Regional #1 for the facilities provided for the preparation of this case report.
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Cite as: Bernal Cárdenas LR, Cervantes Tapia JI, Chavez Morales BA. Abdominal Gossypiboma. Innoscience Journal. 2024 Jan 29;1(2):9–12. DOI 10.17613/ww3x-db56
Received: August 12, 2023
Accepted: January 2, 2024
Published: January 29, 2024
Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that this manuscript was approved by all authors in its form and that no competing interest exists.
