Textiloma: A Case of Foreign Body Mimicking a Spinal Tumor.
METHODS
Case report OBJECTIVE.: To report a case of foreign body mimicking spinal tumor.


BACKGROUND
Gossypiboma or more broadly retained foreign object is a surgical complication resulting from foreign materials such as cotton or gauze pads and surgical sponge, accidentally left inside a patient's body. Such foreign materials cause foreign body reaction in the surrounding tissue.


METHODS
A retrospective case report was performed. Informed consent was obtained from patient.


RESULTS
We describe a case of textiloma in which the patient presented with low back pain and radiculopathy 12 years after L5\S1 discectomy. Imaging revealed a round mass lesion in the sacral space.


CONCLUSIONS
At the end of surgery, the operative site should be flushed with saline and carefully examined for any foreign materials.


METHODS
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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Ali
A
Meshkini
Firooz
F
Salehpour
Amir
A
Rezakhah
Farhad
F
Mirzaei
Mohammad
M
Kazemzadeh
Seyed Ahmad
SA
Naseri Alavi
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*