What thought to be a cardiac tumor turns out to be a remnant of former surgery

• Published in: ARYA atherosclerosis Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 258 - 3
• Main Authors: Tavoosi, Anahita, Salehi, Mehrdad, Sardari, Akram, Shirazi, Samira, Salahshour, Faeze, Mansouri, Pejman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center 01.09.2020; Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences; Vesnu Publications
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abscesses; Asymptomatic; Bubbles; Calcification; Case Report; coronary artery bypass grafting; Coronary vessels; Fistula; gossypiboma; Heart surgery; Medical imaging; Patients; textiloma; Veins & arteries; Textiloma; Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Gossypiboma

A textiloma is a rare retained surgical swab with probable serious post-operation complications. Here, we reported an asymptomatic patient who had past history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) fourteen months ago and referred to our institute for left atrial mass removal. Echocardiography a...