title: Paraspinal gossybipoma: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Spinal or paraspinal retained surgical sponges (gossybipoma or textiloma) are rare incidents and mostly asymptomatic in chronic cases, but can be confused with other masses such as a hematoma, an abscess or a tumor. In chronic cases, the presentation can be as late as decades after the initial surgery; however, some gossybipomas cause infection or abscess formation in the early stages. The authors report a 40-year-old woman with a history of operation for lumbar disk herniation before 8 months, and got admitted with a complaint of serous fluid leakage from the operation wound. In this report, the authors discuss the clinical presentation, the radiologic findings and the differential diagnosis of gossybipoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kucukyuruk
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Biceroglu
authors.forename: Bashar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abuzayed
authors.forename: Mustafa O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ulu
authors.forename: Ali M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kafadar