title: Textiloma, a rare pelvic tumor.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Foreign bodies in the abdominal cavity are extremely rare findings. Their incidence is not known exactly because of under reporting of cases and they go unrecognized at times.
  
  
  METHODS
  We are presenting a case of retained surgical sponge removed 9 years after cesarean section. A 30-year-old female presented 9 years after cesarean section with menorrhagia and pain in abdomen. Ultrasonography revealed a pelvic mass and the patient was successfully managed by laparotomy and removal of the sponge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Iatrogenic foreign bodies are avoidable complications that need careful observation during surgery. Diagnosis needs high index of suspicion in patients with previous surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kriplani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Neerja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhatla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*