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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar;10(3):465-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.05.003.

Giant peritoneal loose bodies

Kazuaki Takabe  1 , Joshua I Greenberg, Sarah L Blair
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Case Reports

Giant peritoneal loose bodies

Kazuaki Takabe et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small, white or pale gray, pea-shaped objects with a smooth glistening surface, which lie free in the peritoneal cavity. They rarely cause symptoms and are usually found incidentally during laparotomy or autopsy. We herein report a patient with two giant peritoneal loose bodies that were found during laparotomy for partial small bowel obstruction.

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