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Case Reports
. 2024 Jun 12:55:102769.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102769. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Gossypiboma migration into the bladder

Modou Ndiaye  1 , Ibrahima Cissé  1 , Papa Mamadou Faye  2 , Oumar Gaye  1 , Mouhamed Diallo  1 , Papa Ahmed Fall  1
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Gossypiboma migration into the bladder

Modou Ndiaye et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Gossypiboma is a dreaded complication following mainly abdomino-pelvic surgeries. The clinical presentation varies widely and is strongly associated with two factors: localization of the textiloma and type of the tissue reaction. Intravesical gossypiboma migration is rare and usually presents as recurrent urinary tract infections. We report a case of gossypiboma migration into the bladder that was treated by endoscopic extraction. The purpose of this report is to remind the importance of the prevention which must be the challenge rather than the treatment modalities.

Keywords: Bladder; Migration; Prevention; Textiloma.

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Figures

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Cystoscopy showing a gauze partially embedded on an inflammatory bladder's posterior wall.
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Endoscopic extraction of the gauze: (A) rigid cystoscope being introduced and (B) the gauze being removed through the urethra.
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Gauze after extraction.
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