A rare cause of chronic cough: intrathoracic gossypiboma
Künye
Yılmaz Durmaz, D., Yılmaz, B. K., Yıldız, O., Baş, Y. (2014). A rare cause of chronic cough: intrathoracic gossypiboma. Iranian Journal of Radiology, 11(2).Özet
Intrathoracic gossypiboma, a retained surgical sponge in the thoracic cavity, is a rare but serious complication of thoracic surgeries. A 70-year-old man presented with an eight-month history of cough. He had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery eight years ago. The posteroanterior chest X-ray revealed a well-marginated homogeneous opacity at the left hemithorax with striped appearance in the center. Thoracic CT revealed a pleural-based mass at the left lower lobe with a hyperdense rim. After the diagnosis of gossypiboma, it was removed surgically. Although rare after thoracic surgery, gossypibomas need to be considered in the differential diagnosis in case of respiratory symptoms.
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Iranian Journal of RadiologyCilt
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