title: Surgical intervention may not always be required in gossypiboma with intraluminal migration.
abstract: Gossypiboma is the technical term for a retained surgical sponge. Because of legal-ethical concerns, there have not been many publications on this topic. Delays in diagnosis and treatment might increase mortality and morbidity. Radiological imaging is used in diagnosis. We present a case of gossypiboma that had fistulized to bulbous following hydatic cyst surgery. We established the diagnosis with endoscopy and followed its migration endoscopically.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Endoscopy Unit, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dolay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalayci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciltas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000601:surgery; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D015503:Surgical Sponges