title: Postoperative abscess mimicked by Surgicel.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a very common surgery in many hospitals today. Thrombogenic agents are important for visualization, especially since the gallbladder fossa is a difficult bleeding source to control. Surgicel, oxidized regenerated cellulose, is a bioabsorbable thrombogenic which given the proper clinical context can be indistinguishable from an abscess on postoperative CT scans.
authors.affiliation: Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Turley
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Taupmann
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; C013695:Surgicel