Textiloma: A Case of Foreign Body Mimicking a Spinal Tumor.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Case report OBJECTIVE.: To report a case of foreign body mimicking spinal tumor. Gossypiboma or more broadly retained foreign object is a surgical complication resulting from foreign materials such as cotton or gauze pads and surgical sponge, accidentally left inside a patient's body. Such foreign materials cause foreign body reaction in the surrounding tissue. A retrospective case report was performed. Informed consent was obtained from patient. We describe a case of textiloma in which the patient presented with low back pain and radiculopathy 12 years after L5\S1 discectomy. Imaging revealed a round mass lesion in the sacral space. At the end of surgery, the operative site should be flushed with saline and carefully examined for any foreign materials. 4.
Medical subject headings
- Foreign Bodies
- Low Back Pain
- Spinal Neoplasms
- Surgical Sponges
Anatomy
- lumbar spine
- sacrum-coccyx