Textiloma nine years after nephrectomy.
BACKGROUND
Foreign bodies after surgical procedures are not very reported in the literature. It is estimated to have 1 case for 1,300 operations, although in practice the frequency might probably be higher.


METHODS
A woman, 38 years, submitted to left nephroureterectomy for renal transplantation in 1993. During 9 years, she was asymptomatic, and then she presented intermittent left flank pain. Radiographic workup demonstrated a textiloma.


CONCLUSIONS
In a review of the literature since 1950, solely 8 cases of textiloma in renal surgeries were reported, probably due to legal implications.
Zerati Filho
Miguel
M
Institute of Urology and Nephrology, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. iunsjrp@terra.com.br
Furtado
Paulo S
PS
De Andrade
Leonardo A P
LA