In spite of careful intraoperative precautions and gauze counts, mistakes can still occur during surgery. In the case reported, a retained gauze leaved during a surgical approach for removing a solid-cystic papillary tumor localized in the pancreatic tail, caused both persistent abdominal discomfort and the presence of an abdominal cystic lesion at imaging techniques. When a previous operative history is present, a foreign body should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of a patient with an intraabdominal cystic mass. Finally, radio-opaque marker should be routinely used by surgeons in order to reach a correct diagnosis in operated patients having retained gauze
Titolo: | A bizarre abdominal cystic lesion |
Autore/i: | Zucchini G; PEZZILLI, RAFFAELE; Ricci C; CASADEI, RICCARDO; SANTINI, DONATELLA; CALCULLI, LUCIA; Corinaldesi R. |
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Anno: | 2010 |
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Abstract: | In spite of careful intraoperative precautions and gauze counts, mistakes can still occur during surgery. In the case reported, a retained gauze leaved during a surgical approach for removing a solid-cystic papillary tumor localized in the pancreatic tail, caused both persistent abdominal discomfort and the presence of an abdominal cystic lesion at imaging techniques. When a previous operative history is present, a foreign body should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of a patient with an intraabdominal cystic mass. Finally, radio-opaque marker should be routinely used by surgeons in order to reach a correct diagnosis in operated patients having retained gauze |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2014-12-11 18:40:28 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |