title: Giant peritoneal loose bodies.
abstract: Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small, white or pale gray, pea-shaped objects with a smooth glistening surface, which lie free in the peritoneal cavity. They rarely cause symptoms and are usually found incidentally during laparotomy or autopsy. We herein report a patient with two giant peritoneal loose bodies that were found during laparotomy for partial small bowel obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 402 Dickinson Street, San Diego, CA 92103, USA. ktakabe@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takabe
authors.forename: Joshua I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed