title: Endoscopic extraction of a peritoneal loose body: a case report of an infant.
abstract: A 2-month-old female infant with a peritoneal loose body presenting as an abdominal mass and urinary tract infection is described. Peritoneal loose bodies are usually found in the pelvis of adult patients. A peritoneal loose body should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mobile lesion found in the abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, 45-1, 7-chome Nanakuma Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan. asabe@fukuoka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asabe
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakusa
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed