title: Gossypiboma as a rare cause of abdominal mass.
abstract: Gossypiboma is a reaction to a foreign body/object left accidentally inside a patient as a consequence of surgery. This phenomenon may be overlooked due to its rarity or under-reported due to possible repercussions. We report an intra-abdominal gossypiboma that was misdiagnosed on ultrasound, and discuss its radiological findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Afra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imamoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslı
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erzurumdağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doğan
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D014463:Ultrasonography