title: Endoscopic ultrasonography for intra-abdominal textiloma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The term textiloma is used to describe foreign body (swab) forgotten during surgery. We don't know any case of the description of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for intra-abdominal textiloma.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the EUS capabilities in the topical diagnosis of intra-abdominal textiloma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient, female, 57-year-old was admitted to our hospital with post-operative hernia. 10 months before the patient underwent surgery (laparotomy, splenectomy) in another hospital. For ethical reasons, we do not name that hospital. Intra-abdominal lesion has been accidentally revealed by computed tomography during the pre-operative examination prior to hernioplasty. Ultrasound unclear detected hyperechoic lesion with a dense acoustic shadow. The patient was sent to the EUS to clarify the diagnosis and to determine the topography of the lesion, fine-needle aspiration - if required.
  
  
  RESULTS
  EUS revealed a hyperechoic corrugated border of the lesion with a dense acoustic shadow - between the gastric wall and the lower surface of the liver. Taking into account preceding surgery EUS suspected textiloma. The patient underwent hernioplasty and revision of the abdominal cavity. Textiloma has been revealed between the stomach and liver.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EUS correctly diagnosed textiloma and accurately determined its location.
authors.affiliation: Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Silina
authors.affiliation: Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ermakov
authors.affiliation: Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zorin
authors.affiliation: Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orlovskaya
authors.affiliation: Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mkrtchyan