Preoperatively recognized chronically retained pararenal gauzoma.
A granuloma caused by a forgotten laparotomy gauze (gauzoma) was suspected in a patient with general symptoms, a well-defined pararenal mass on computed tomography and a history of retroperitoneal surgery, and was subsequently confirmed at surgery. The image diagnosis of retained surgical sponges is briefly reviewed.
Fariña
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Urology Service, Fundación Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain.
Villavicencio
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Chechile
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography