A remarkable subhepatic tumour.
Although foreign-body pseudotumours are not particularly rare, the diagnosis is not often considered. The case history is presented of a patient with a surgical gauze left after a cholecystectomy performed 23 years before. The incidence of these pseudotumours and the variety of clinical pictures in relation to the condition are described.
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Department of Surgery, St. Joannes de Deo Hospital, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed