title: Lower abdominal gossypiboma mimics ovarian teratoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gossypiboma is a serious and potentially dangerous medico-legal problem.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of lower abdominal gossypiboma that presented as an abdominal cystic mass mimicking ovarian teratoma. The mass and the adhesive intestine loop were en blocly resected. The cut section confirmed gossypiboma diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present experience and related literature results indicate that gossypiboma should always be kept in mind for the differential diagnosis of cystic soft-tissue mass detected in patients with a prior operation history despite its rarity and diagnosis difficulty. Once detected or suspected, appropriate surgical intervention should be performed promptly. Most importantly, preventing is much more crucial than curing in order to avoid this highly undesired potential complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China. changgung1@163.com.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Puding County People's Hospital, Anshun, Guizhou, 562100, China.
authors.forename: Yanyong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China.
authors.forename: Qingqing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Diagnosis; Gossypiboma; Teratoma