title: [Intrathoracic textilomas: radiologic findings (case report)].
abstract: Aretained surgical sponge (gossypiboma, textiloma) is a rare complication of surgery. Radiological appearances of textilomas change according to the type of the reaction they cause in the body. Patients are usually asymptomatic for a long time after the operation. Most reports in the literature relate to the US and CT appearances of textilomas in the abdomen. However, there are a few reports describing findings of intrathoracic textilomas. We report the radiologic findings of intrathoracic textilomas in three cases.
authors.affiliation: Uludağ Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Radyodiagnostik Anabilim Dali, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Topal
authors.forename: Neslin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gökalp
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gebitekin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013909:Thorax; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed