Intrathoracic gossypiboma: magnetic resonance features

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 199 - 200
• Main Authors: Vayre, F, Richard, P, Ollivier, J.P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 31.07.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Computed tomography; Foreign Bodies - diagnosis; Foreign Bodies - etiology; Foreign Bodies - surgery; Foreign body; Gossypiboma; Gossypium; Humans; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Revascularization - adverse effects; Reoperation; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the heart; Surgical Sponges; Thoracotomy; Thorax - pathology; Gossypiboma; Foreign body; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance; Human; Iatrogenic; Exploration; Thorax; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Case study; Symptomatology; Treatment; Aortocoronary; Bypass; Surgery; Medical imagery; Complication; Graft; Diagnosis; Bibliographic review
• ISSN: 0167-5273; 1874-1754
• DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00003-0

Gossypiboma, a term used to describe a mass within the body composed of a cotton matrix which usually refers to a retained surgical sponge, is a rare complication of cardiac surgery. We report one case revealed by the recurrence of the anginal symptoms after successful myocardial revascularisation surgery. The preoperative diagnosis was suspected by a combination of imaging techniques and subsequently confirmed by surgical removal. We review the literature to summarise the diagnostic and therapeutic features of gossypibomas.