title: Textiloma nine years after nephrectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology and Nephrology, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. iunsjrp@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zerati Filho
authors.forename: Paulo S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Furtado
authors.forename: Leonardo A P
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: De Andrade