Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kanj, Amjad; Soubani, Ayman O.; Tabaja, Hussam; El Zein, Said; Fares, Mirna; Kanj, Nadim
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 25(2018)
• Page Start: 184
• Page End: 186
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.08.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: 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.