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Shyam K, Bhari Thippeswamy P, Shetty AP, Algeri R, Rajasekaran S. Gauze for concern: A Case Report and systematic review of delayed presentation of paraspinal textiloma. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2022; 32:101967. [PMID: 36051862 PMCID: PMC9424584 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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Textilomas, gossypibomas, muslinomas and gauzomas, otherwise collectively known as Retained Non-absorbable Hemostatic Material (RNHM), are surgical materials such as cotton or gauze pads that are accidentally retained in the surgical bed post-operatively. They may present acutely with signs of infection or may rarely remain chronic and asymptomatic; the latter posing a significant challenge to clinical and imaging diagnosis. Textilomas are not routinely reported due to their medicolegal implications and are usually encountered fortuitously. Here, we report a case of an individual who presented with a non-specific lower backache, had a remote history of lumbar discectomy and in whom a textiloma at the postoperative site was seen to mimic a soft-tissue mass on imaging. In addition, we review current, up-to-date literature on delayed presentations of such retained materials after surgery of the lumbar spine. Case report A 43-year-old male presented with pain in his right lower back and gluteal region. He had undergone an L4-L5 discectomy 11 years ago, remained asymptomatic since, and noticed an insidious, worsening pain a week before presentation. Mild tenderness was elicited over the region of pain. A clinical diagnosis of L4-L5 extraforaminal disc prolapse with deep surgical site infection was made. Ultrasound showed an iso-to-hyperechogenic lesion in the right lower paraspinal region. MRI showed a very well-defined, ovoid T1-hypointense and T2-iso-hypointense lesion in the deep posterior paraspinal region of the L4/5 level adjacent to right laminar process of L4 vertebra. The lesion caused scalloping and chronic erosion of the laminar process. No obvious air pockets were present. The features of infection, like soft tissue oedema and collection, were absent. Based on imaging, differentials of nerve sheath tumour and gossipybomas was made. Open wound exploration was performed, which showed a wad of gauze within the right L4-L5 interlaminar space, with thin surrounding granulation tissue. The L4-L5 disc and exiting nerve root were normal. The mass was removed, local washing was done and wound was closed. Conclusion Though unfortunate and relatively rare, the possibility of a textiloma must be considered among the differential diagnoses of a mass in the spinal region in the event of prior surgery, no matter how remote the history. Clinical presentation may vary, but the imaging appearance is largely consistent and can be relied upon to prevent unnecessary investigation and facilitate early surgical removal of the offending retained material.
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- Karthik Shyam
- Department of Radiology, Ganga Medical Center and Hospital, Mettupalayam Main Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641009, India
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- Department of Radiology, Ganga Medical Center and Hospital, Mettupalayam Main Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641009, India
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- Department of Radiology, Ganga Medical Center and Hospital, Mettupalayam Main Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641009, India
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- Department of Radiology, Ganga Medical Center and Hospital, Mettupalayam Main Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641009, India
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- Department of Radiology, Ganga Medical Center and Hospital, Mettupalayam Main Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641009, India
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Jaramillo-Jiménez E, Gupta M, Snipes G, Cheek BS, Michael CB, Navarro-Montoya AM, Gómez-Escobar T, Jiménez-Villegas J, Rodríguez-Márquez I, Melguizo-Gavilanes I. Textiloma Mimicking a Recurrent High-Grade Astrocytoma: A Case Report. J Neurol Surg Rep 2020; 81:e7-e9. [PMID: 32206542 PMCID: PMC7085942 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3400231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Introduction Textiloma (Txm) is a nonmedical term that has been given to foreign body-related inflammatory pseudotumor arising from retained nonabsorbable cotton matrix that is either inadvertently or deliberately left behind during surgery, which may trigger an inflammatory reaction. This report describes a case of Txm mimicking a recurrent high-grade astrocytoma. Case Report We, here, present the case of a 69-year-old female with a 6-month history of progressive left-sided weakness. Neuroimaging studies revealed a large nonenhancing mass in the right frontoparietal lobe. Pathology reported a World Health Organization tumor classification grade II, diffuse astrocytoma. After surgical intervention, external beam radiation was given to the remaining areas of residual tumor. Routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a nodular area of contrast enhancement in the dorsal and inferior margin of the biopsy tract, growing between interval scans, and perfusion-weighted imaging parameters were elevated being clinically asymptomatic. She underwent a complete resection of this area of interest and pathology returned as a Txm with Surgicel fibers. Conclusion After treatment of a neoplasm, if unexpected clinical or imaging evidence of recurrence is present, a foreign body reaction to hemostatic material used during the initial surgery should be included in the differential diagnosis.
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- Esteban Jaramillo-Jiménez
- Neuro-Oncology Unit, Instituto Neurológico de Colombia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
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Lotfinia I, Mahdkhah A. Spinal Textiloma After Diskectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg 2019; 134:343-347. [PMID: 31520757 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Spinal masses can be diagnosed by clinical and radiographic examinations. Infrequently, pseudotumors may be due to retained masses after surgical interventions. In fact, these spinal or paraspinal expansions are caused by iatrogenic foreign bodies. Pseudotumors are mentioned as textilomas. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a case of a patient with a history of lumbar diskectomy in the L2-L3 segments performed in 2017. A 53-year-old woman was admitted with the complaint of persistent mechanical lower back and leg pain for 2 months. CONCLUSIONS There are no specific clinical and paraclinical manifestations for retained surgical foreign bodies. The number of cases of textilomas associated with spinal surgery are few in comparison with abdominal or thoracic interventions. It is better to integrate textiloma in the differential diagnosis of soft-tissue masses in the paraspinal region with surgical history. Although the definitive treatment of textilomas is surgical elimination of the foreign body, exact evaluation of surgical site before its closure is essential to prevent these cases.
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- Iraj Lotfinia
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
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Turgut M, Akhaddar A, Turgut AT. Retention of Nonabsorbable Hemostatic Materials (Retained Surgical Sponge, Gossypiboma, Textiloma, Gauzoma, Muslinoma) After Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review of Cases Reported During the Last Half-Century. World Neurosurg 2018; 116:255-267. [PMID: 29807184 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Retention of nonabsorbable hemostatic materials (RNHMs), that is, retained surgical sponge, gauzoma, gossypiboma, muslinoma, or textiloma, is a rarely seen surgical complication after spinal surgery that may remain asymptomatic for many years and may represent a diagnostic difficulty with associated medicolegal implications. METHODS We performed a systematic review of the English-language literature published between 1965 and 2017, accessed through 4 popular databases. We found a total of 37 articles (24 case reports; 7 image presentations; 5 clinical series, and 1 letter to editor) containing 58 cases of RNHMs located within the spinal canal or around the spinal column after surgery. RESULTS In this study, there were 29 female and 29 male patients from 13 countries, ages ranging from 17 years to 87 years, with initial diagnoses of lumbar or cervical disc herniation, spinal stenosis, or spondylolisthesis (n = 54), or spinal tumor (n = 4). The interval from the initial surgery to the presentation of RNHMs ranged from 13 days to 40 years, with a mean of 75.9 months. Various imaging techniques such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were used with histologic study, confirming the presence of RNHMs in the majority of patients with a complete recovery resulting in 93% of patients. CONCLUSIONS RNHMs is an overreported entity in underdeveloped or developing countries, including Turkey and Morocco, with progression occurring over years. RNHMs should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any patient who presents with back pain, spinal cord, or nerve roots symptomatology after spinal surgery.
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- Mehmet Turgut
- Department of Neurosurgery, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Avicenne Military Hospital of Marrakech, Mohammed V. University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Thorn in My Spine: A case of a retained intradural extramedullary foreign body. Clin Imaging 2017; 45:118-121. [PMID: 28666242 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Foreign bodies in the spine are most commonly traumatic and managed in an acute setting. A few case reports describe foreign bodies resulting in delayed neurologic dysfunction, most commonly iatrogenic or from penetrating injury. We present a 30-year old man with lower extremity weakness from an intradural extramedullary foreign body granuloma secondary to a thorn, which was initially thought to represent an aggressive malignant process with intra and extramedullary involvement on MR. Postoperatively, the patient endorsed a causative trauma several years prior. We also present a review of the few similar published cases as well as the described prototypical imaging features and pathologic process.
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Lee S, Kim B, Kim JS, Choi BS. A 20-Year-Old Retained Surgical Gauze Mimicking a Spinal Tumor: A Case Report. KOREAN JOURNAL OF SPINE 2016; 13:160-163. [PMID: 27799998 PMCID: PMC5086470 DOI: 10.14245/kjs.2016.13.3.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A 79-year-old man visited our clinic complaining of lower back and left leg radiating pain that began 1 month prior to his presentation. He underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation 20 years ago at another hospital. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed left-sided foraminal stenosis at L4-5. In addition, a paraspinal mass occupying the L4 spinous process and left lamina was observed. We subsequently performed an L4-5 decompression and fusion. During the operation, retained surgical gauze with granulation tissue was found. The term gossypiboma is used to define a mass lesion consisting of retained surgical gauzes and an adjacent foreign body reaction. Gossypibomas are uncommon in the paraspinal area and are mostly asymptomatic in chronic cases. Because there are no specific clinical or radiological signs, they can be confused with other tumorous conditions. Gossypibomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of paraspinal soft-tissue masses detected in patients with a history of prior spinal surgery.
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- Sungjoon Lee
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Akpinar A, Ucler N, Ozdemir CO. Textiloma (gossypiboma) mimicking recurrent intracranial abscess. BMC Res Notes 2015; 8:390. [PMID: 26318152 PMCID: PMC4553210 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1315-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Cranial-retained surgical sponges (gossypiboma or textiloma) are rare incidents and mostly asymptomatic. However, they can be confused with other masses such as a hematoma abscess or tumor. During early stages, some gossypibomas can cause infection or abscess formation. Case presentation A 22-year-old Turkish female who had frontal lobe brain surgery to remove an abscess 2 months previously was admitted with complaints of headache and vomiting. Conclusion Gossypiboma was confirmed in the patient. Following cranial surgery, gossypiboma should be considered as a differential diagnosis of recurrence of previous surgical operations.
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- Aykut Akpinar
- Department of Neurosurgery, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, 02200, Adiyaman, Turkey.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, 02200, Adiyaman, Turkey.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, 02200, Adiyaman, Turkey.
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- Lukas A Holzer
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Kobayashi T, Miyakoshi N, Abe E, Abe T, Suzuki T, Takahashi M, Shimada Y. Gossypiboma 19 years after laminectomy mimicking a malignant spinal tumour: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2014; 8:311. [PMID: 25236490 PMCID: PMC4177374 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction Gossypiboma is rare and mostly asymptomatic in chronic cases. It can be confused with other soft tissue masses. Case presentation Our patient was an 87-year-old Japanese man with a history of surgery for a lumbar lesion causing lumbar canal stenosis 19 years earlier. Computed tomography showed a soft tissue mass with osteolysis and periosteal thickening of the vertebral lamina. On magnetic resonance imaging, the mass showed heterogeneous signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging, suggesting a malignancy. At the time of biopsy, small pieces of retained surgical sponge were collected. Surgical treatment was performed to excise the soft tissue tumour. Conclusions Gossypiboma should be included in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue masses in the paraspinal region in patients with a history of previous spinal surgery.
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- Takashi Kobayashi
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita Kosei Medical Center, 1-1-1 Iijima-Nishifukuro, Akita 011-0948, Japan.
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Sahin S, Atabey C, Simşek M, Naderi S. Spinal textiloma (gossypiboma): a report of three cases misdiagnosed as tumour. Balkan Med J 2013; 30:422-8. [PMID: 25207152 DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.8732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Textile products commonly used in surgery (e.g., sponges or gauze) have been known to cause complications after spinal surgery. Associated complications usually arise months or even years after the primary surgery. In case of spine surgery, these bodies are often detected during neuroradiological evaluations to investigate reported back pain; however, this complication often remains asymptomatic. AIMS The research is intended to increase awareness among both spinal surgeons and neuroradiologists of this potential complication. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS This study is a retrospective case series of three patients with retained surgical textile products who had been misdiagnosed with spinal tumour. The medical records of the patients were reviewed and demographic data, clinical aspects, initial diagnosis, surgical procedures, time interval between previous operation and onset of symptoms, laboratory findings, radiological findings, treatment, and outcome were analysed. RESULTS The three patients included two women and one man aged between 64 and 67 years. All patients had a previous surgery for lumbar disc herniation. The time from the previous surgical procedures to presentation ranged from 3 to 17 years. All patients presented with non-specific lower back pain and/or radiculopathy without clinical findings of infection. Laboratory parameters were otherwise normal. All three cases had been misdiagnosed as a spinal tumor based on magnetic resonance imaging findings. During new surgical procedures, gauze bandages, i.e., surgical textiles left during a previous operation, were found. CONCLUSION Textiloma is an important and rarely mentioned potential neurosurgical complication that may remain asymptomatic for years. They are more common in obese patients, after emergency surgery, and with unplanned changes in surgical procedure such as bleeding and unintended neurosurgical complications. Neuroradiological findings are variable and non-specific; thus, patients could be misdiagnosed with a spinal tumor or abscess. Likewise, in patients with a history of spinal surgery, spinal abscesses, haematomas, hypertrophic scars, fibrosarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomas, and schwannomas should definitely be considered in the differential diagnosis and considered when planning diagnostic procedures. Appropriate antibiotic therapy is recommended when a suppurative complication is present or suspected. Textiloma is a medico-legal complication that can be prevented by the education of surgical staff, the counting method (preoperatively, at closure, and at the end), and use of products with radiopaque barcodes.
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- Soner Sahin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kocaeli Derince Research and Teaching Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gülhane Military Academy Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ümraniye Research and Teaching Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ümraniye Research and Teaching Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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A 12-year-old chronic form textiloma after revision surgery for infected spinal instrumentation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2012; 22 Suppl 1:53-6. [PMID: 26662748 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-011-0932-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Retained surgical gauze and the surrounding foreign body reaction constitute a mass referred to as a textiloma. Textiloma has acute and chronic forms; the acute form is symptomatic in the early postoperative period and the chronic form may be asymptomatic or display mild and nonspecific symptoms. Usually, textiloma after previously infected surgery has acute forms. We report here on a case of a 46-year-old male who had retained surgical gauze for 12 years. The patient had received revision surgery for infected spinal instrumentation 12-years previously and had no specific symptom after surgery. One month prior to the present admission, the patient experienced low back pain and left thigh pain. Based on the prior operative history and present imaging results, the patient was diagnosed with an abscess due to a foreign body reaction. The patient underwent surgery, which discovered retained gauze with granuloma. This case is the third longest reported case after entire spinal surgery and the longest time of textiloma after previously infected spine surgery.
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Kucukyuruk B, Biceroglu H, Abuzayed B, Ulu MO, Kafadar AM. Paraspinal gossybipoma: A case report and review of the literature. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2011; 1:102-4. [PMID: 21808514 PMCID: PMC3139335 DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.71725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Spinal or paraspinal retained surgical sponges (gossybipoma or textiloma) are rare incidents and mostly asymptomatic in chronic cases, but can be confused with other masses such as a hematoma, an abscess or a tumor. In chronic cases, the presentation can be as late as decades after the initial surgery; however, some gossybipomas cause infection or abscess formation in the early stages. The authors report a 40-year-old woman with a history of operation for lumbar disk herniation before 8 months, and got admitted with a complaint of serous fluid leakage from the operation wound. In this report, the authors discuss the clinical presentation, the radiologic findings and the differential diagnosis of gossybipoma.
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- Baris Kucukyuruk
- Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Akhaddar A, Boulahroud O, Naama O, Al-Bouzidi A, Boucetta M. Paraspinal textiloma after posterior lumbar surgery: a wolf in sheep's clothing. World Neurosurg 2011; 77:375-80. [PMID: 22120328 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Paraspinal textiloma (ParaTex) is a well-known complication after posterior lumbar surgery. However, there are few articles on this topic, probably because of medicolegal concerns. In addition, patients with ParaTex can remain asymptomatic for months or even years unless it causes complications. The purpose of this study is to review our experience on this "undesirable" topic to increase awareness among spinal surgeons and radiologists and avoid unnecessary morbidity, which is still being encountered. METHODS This study is a retrospective case series of six patients with ParaTex who underwent posterior lumbar spinal surgery in our neurosurgical department between January 2000 and December 2010. The medical records of each patient were reviewed and demographic data, clinical characteristics, initial diagnosis, surgical procedures, time interval between operation and onset of symptoms, biological and radiologic findings, treatment, and outcome were analyzed. RESULTS The six patients included four women and two men with a mean age of 48 years. Four patients had a history of lumbar disc herniation, one had undergone a laminectomy for a lumbar spinal stenosis, and a Gill's procedure was performed in one patient with a lumbar spondylolisthesis. The time from the causative operation to presentation ranged from 2 months to 6 years. All patients presented with nonspecific lower back pain and/or surgical site infection without fever or neurological symptoms. Laboratory parameters showed increased blood sedimentation rates and/or C-reactive protein level in four patients. Bacteria were isolated in only one patient. Five patients were evaluated with computed tomography scan, and this showed the spongiform pattern with gas bubbles in three cases. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in two patients. The signal intensity varies according to stage and fluid content of the lesion. The ParaTex was removed surgically in all patients with a good outcome. CONCLUSIONS ParaTexs are more common in obese patients, after emergency surgery, and with unplanned changes in surgical procedure. On computed tomography scan, the classic spongiform appearance is highly suggestive. Magnetic resonance imaging findings are variable and less specific, but confrontation of imaging data with the surgical history helps with the preoperative diagnosis. In the early postoperative period symptoms are related to the exudative response; at later times symptoms may be linked to pseudotumor formation clinically and radiologically. Appropriate antibiotic therapy is recommended when a septic complication is present or suspected. Strict measures must be taken to prevent this complication. Surgical sponges should always be counted at least three times (preoperatively, at closure, and at the end), radiopaque markers should be used, and if there is doubt, intraoperative radiography must be performed.
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- Ali Akhaddar
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, University of Mohammed V Souissi, Rabat, Morocco.
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Akhaddar A, Oukabli M, Elmostarchid B, Albouzidi A, Boucetta M. Recurrent lumbosciatica because of cotton granuloma after surgery for lumbar disc herniation. Spine J 2011; 11:363-4. [PMID: 21474089 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Ali Akhaddar
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco
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Uchida K, Nakajima H, Yayama T, Hirai T, Chen K, Guerrero AR, Baba H. Unusual foreign body granuloma (gauzoma) found 46 years after open reduction and fixation surgery for femoral shaft fracture. Joint Bone Spine 2010; 77:486-7. [PMID: 20478722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Textiloma: an uncommon complication of posterior lumbar surgery. J Neuroradiol 2010; 37:131-4. [PMID: 19560822 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2009.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2009] [Revised: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A surgical sponge or cotton swab that is inadvertently left behind in a surgical wound eventually becomes a "textiloma". Such foreign material (also called "gossypiboma") can cause a foreign-body reaction in the surrounding tissue. Textiloma is mostly asymptomatic in chronic cases, but can be confused with other soft-tissue masses. Therefore, it is important to be aware of patients who present with a paraspinal soft-tissue mass and unusual or atypical symptoms. Imaging is helpful for arriving at the correct diagnosis. Here, we describe a case of textiloma in which the patient presented with low-back pain 6 years after laminectomy and lumbar discectomy. Spinal computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass lesion in the posterior paravertebral region.
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The importance of medico-legal evaluation in a case with intraabdominal gossypiboma. Forensic Sci Int 2010; 198:e15-8. [PMID: 20163926 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Revised: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Data concerning the incidence of gossypiboma tend to fluctuate and is difficult to estimate because of a low reporting rate lest medico-legal implication. Gossypiboma is frequently located in the abdominal and pelvic cavities after gynecologic and upper abdominal surgical operations but can also follow thoracic, orthopedic, and urological and neurosurgical procedures. In medical literature, there are few articles about the medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma although it is typically subjected to a medico-legal process. In this article, we reported a 22-year-old female case with intraabdominal gossypiboma following a cesarean procedure and discussed the importance of medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma.
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