title: Intrathoracic gossypiboma: magnetic resonance features.
abstract: Gossypiboma, a term used to describe a mass within the body composed of a cotton matrix which usually refers to a retained surgical sponge, is a rare complication of cardiac surgery. We report one case revealed by the recurrence of the anginal symptoms after successful myocardial revascularisation surgery. The preoperative diagnosis was suspected by a combination of imaging techniques and subsequently confirmed by surgical removal. We review the literature to summarise the diagnostic and therapeutic features of gossypibomas.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, Hopital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vayre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ollivier
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003368:Gossypium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000009:adverse effects; D012086:Reoperation; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology*