Extravesical foreign body presenting as a bladder tumor.
Although foreign bodies left in the abdominal cavity may remain asymptomatic for long periods, they may also cause serious complications. We present a case of gauze forgotten in the lower abdomen which remained asymptomatic for almost 1 year. When a granuloma had formed, it infiltrated the bladder wall giving the clinical and imaging appearance of an invasive bladder tumor.
Kyriakou
G
G
Department of Urology, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Kalahanis
N
N
Kyroudi-Voulgari
A
A
Zervas
A
A
Mitropoulos
D
D
D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003558:Cystoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery