Intra-abdominal foreign body as unexpected discovery mimicking suspicious malignancy

Publication

Intra-abdominal foreign body as unexpected discovery mimicking suspicious malignancy

Journal Paper/Review - Jun 23, 2021

Kastiunig Theresa, Sortino Rosita, Vines Larissa Clea, Benigno Luca

PubMed

34178304

Doi

10.1093/jscr/rjab248

Citation

Kastiunig T, Sortino R, Vines L, Benigno L. Intra-abdominal foreign body as unexpected discovery mimicking suspicious malignancy. J Surg Case Rep 2021; 2021:rjab248.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Surg Case Rep 2021; 2021

Publication Date

Jun 23, 2021

Issn Print

2042-8812

Pages

rjab248

Brief description/objective

Although rare, postoperatively retained foreign bodies in the abdominal cavity still represent a serious issue for the surgical team as for the patients. Its clinical manifestation is often unspecific and the cases are therefore only irregularly registered. There are several known factors that increase the risk of retention of a foreign body, for example emergency surgeries, unplanned changes in procedure or a high body mass index. In this article, we would like to report the case of a male patient with a foreign body in the right lower quadrant after open appendectomy mimicking a tumor.