An intra-abdominal foreign body presenting as a colonic tumor

Abstract

A case is reported in which a patient seemed to show the clinical picture of a colonic tumor, but was found to have a retained laparotomy pad from an exploratory operation which had been performed nine years earlier. This case of an intra-abdominal foreign body demonstrated many interesting and instructive clinical, radiologic, and surgical features with approaches to the diagnosis and management of this condition.

Two Cases of Colonic Adenomatous Polyps Accompanied by a Migrated Surgical Suture

“…Gauze sponges are the most frequently detected. Foreign body-induced complications have been frequently reported, for example, intestinal perforation with peritonitis, abscess formation, fecal fistula, or extrusion into the lumen [1]. Rarely, foreign bodies remain asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally after several years.…”