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Accession number;05A0362127
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| Title;Sponge-Induced Granuloma ("Gauzoma") as a Complication of Posterior Lumbar Surgery-Case Report- |
| Author;
TURGUT MELIMET
(Adnan Menderes Univ. Hospital, Aydin, Tur)
AKYUEZ ORHAN
(Adnan Menderes Univ. Hospital, Aydin, Tur)
OEZSUNAR YELDA
(Adnan Menderes Univ. Hospital, Aydin, Tur)
KACAR FUERUZAN
(Adnan Menderes Univ. Hospital, Aydin, Tur)
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Journal Title;Neurol Med Chir
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Journal Code:Z0762A
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ISSN:0470-8105
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VOL.45;NO.4;PAGE.209-211(2005)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.16 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;A 45-year-old woman presented with complaints of low back pain and sciatica on the left persisting for 2 years. She had undergone left hemilaminectomy and discectomy for L4-5 intervertebral disc herniation at another medical center. Spinal computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a mass lesion in the posterior paravertebral region. The mass was hypointense with ring enhancement on the T1-weighted images and hyperintense on the T2-weighted images. Surgery found a retained sponge within the paraspinal mass cavity which was removed totally. Foreign-body granuloma ("gauzoma") induced by forgotten sponge material is not an unusual complication of posterior lumbar surgery and should be considered as a potential cause in cases of surgical wound infections. MR imaging is essential to achieve the correct differential diagnosis. (author abst.) |
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