Calcified reticulate rind sign: A characteristic feature of gossypiboma on computed tomography

Yi Ying Lu; Yun Chung Cheung; Sheung Fat Ko; Shu Hang Ng

doi:10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4927

Calcified reticulate rind sign: A characteristic feature of gossypiboma on computed tomography

Yi Ying Lu, Yun Chung Cheung, Sheung Fat Ko, Shu Hang Ng^*

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Abstract

We herein report a gossypiboma resulting from a retained surgical swab, which had been left in peritoneum for 20 years after appendectomy. CT revealed a cystic mass with a calcified reticulate rind. Subsequent surgery and pathological examination showed a gossypiboma. A simple experiment, using a barium-soaked surgical swab demonstrating similar CT appearance, supported our postulation that calcium deposition on the reticulated fibers of a surgical swab could generate such a characteristic "calcified reticulate rind" sign. We believe that identification of this CT sign facilitates the diagnosis of gossypibomas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4927-4929
Number of pages	3
Journal	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	11
Issue number	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4927
State	Published - 21 08 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Ct
Gossypiboma
Retained surgical swab
Textiloma

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