Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery

Amjad Kanj; Ayman O. Soubani; Hussam Tabaja; Said El Zein; Mirna Fares; Nadim Kanj

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2018)

Migrating gossypiboma mimicking aspergilloma twenty years after mediastinal surgery

Amjad Kanj,
Ayman O. Soubani,
Hussam Tabaja,
Said El Zein,
Mirna Fares,
Nadim Kanj

Affiliations

Amjad Kanj: Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USA
Ayman O. Soubani: Wayne State University, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, USA
Hussam Tabaja: Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USA
Said El Zein: Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USA
Mirna Fares: Mount Lebanon Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Lebanon
Nadim Kanj: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Lebanon; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25
pp. 184 – 186

Abstract

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A gossypiboma refers to a surgical sponge or gauze accidentally retained inside a patient during a procedure. It is more commonly encountered after abdominal surgeries. When seen in the thorax, it is usually located within the pleural cavity. We report a case of a 42-year old woman who was found to have a gossypiboma mimicking a simple aspergilloma twenty years after a left thoracotomy. The surgical gauze identified on a CT-scan of her chest appears to have migrated into her lung airways.

Published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-0071 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/respiratory-medicine-case-reports/

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