%0 Journal Article %A Mehrabi, S %A Mehrabi, S %T Systemic Presentation of Retained Foreign Body in the Peritoneal Cavity (Gossypiboma) %J Armaghane Danesh %V 15 %N 1 %U http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-562-en.html %R %D 2010 %K Gossypiboma, Foreign body, Cystic lesion., %X Introduction & Objective: One of the infrequent complications of surgical operations is retained foreign body in body cavities which lead to morbidity and mortality for patients and also medico-legal problems for surgeons. Gossypiboma is an uncommon surgical complication, which is defined as a mass or cystic lesion due to retained surgical sponge in the abdominal cavity. Retained foreign body causes abscess, fistula, mass, obstruction after surgical operations and is diagnosed by x ray evaluation. In all patients, it is presented with pain, palpable mass. The infected post operation retained foreign bodies should be considered in differential diagnosis. In this study, we reported a patient with systemic presentation of retained two foreign bodies (surgical sponge) in abdominal cavity. Case: The patient is a 32 years old female, which after cesarean section in 2008 developed abdominal pain, anorexia, and weight loss. The patient was referred to a specialist, and para-clinical checkup was done on her. In sonography and CT-scan, two cystic lesions with calcified wall were reported in the left and right sides of the abdomen. Then, the patient was referred to a surgeon with the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. During operation, cystic lesion with adhesion to viscera in the right side of the abdomen and a mass lesion in the descending colon in the left side were seen.The pathology report showed a surgical sponge in the right cystic lesion and surgical towel in the descending colon. Conclusion: Retained foreign bodies should be considered in differential diagnosis of any post operative patients who are presented with pain, infection, or palpable mass. %> http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-562-en.pdf %P 87-94 %& 87 %! %9 Research %L A-10-1-405 %+ %G eng %@ 1728-6506 %[ 2010