Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Riccardo Campi

Publications

• Case Report
  Pelvic Gossypiboma Diagnosed at the Time of Radical Prostatectomy 30 Years after Inguinal Hernioplasty
  Author(s): Riccardo Campi, Francesco Sessa, Marco Carini, Girolamo Morelli, Giampaolo Siena and Andrea MinerviniRiccardo Campi, Francesco Sessa, Marco Carini, Girolamo Morelli, Giampaolo Siena and Andrea Minervini
  
  Study Background: The term “Gossypiboma” is used to define a mass inside the body consisting of cotton matrix with surrounding foreign body reaction. Gossypibomas may be clinically silent or present in the postoperative period with a broad range of symptoms, mimicking a mass or abscess both clinically and radiologically. Although extremely rare, their precise incidence is unknown and probably underestimated. Methods: Herein we describe the case of a 71-year-old man with a large pelvic Gossypiboma diagnosed at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) 30 years after inguinal hernioplasty. Results: Clinical stage of prostate cancer was cT2N1M0. Preoperative CT scan showed a 3.0 cm × 5.0 cm mass of unknown nature with inhomogeneous uptake of contrast medium close to the right iliac vessels suspect.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000988

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