title: Laparoscopic Removal of Gossypiboma.
abstract: Gossypiboma is defined as a mass caused by foreign body reaction developed around the retained surgical item in the operative area. When diagnosed, it should be removed in symptomatic patients. Minimal invasive surgery should be planned for the removal of the retained item. The number of cases treated by laparoscopic approach is rare in the literature. We present a case of forty-year-old woman referred to emergency room with acute abdomen diagnosed as gossypiboma and treated successfully with laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, 60100 Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Özsoy
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, 60100 Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Okan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, 60100 Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Daldal
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, 60100 Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Fatih
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Dasıran
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, 60100 Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz Selim
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Angın
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, 60100 Tokat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Şahin