Abdominal pseudotumor secondary to surgical obliteration

  Obliteration or foreign body retention after a surgical procedure is a real, current, and preventable problem that affects the safety of the surgical patient. We present the case of a 42-year-old patient, who underwent an emergency laparotomy cholecystectomy 3 years ago, who consulted for a p...

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Autor principal: Espinosa, Gabriela (author)
Altres autors: Irigoyen, Virginia (author), Pontillo, Mauricio (author), Rodríguez Temesio, Gustavo (author)
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Idioma:espanyol
Publicat: 2020
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Accés en línia:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/1846
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Sumari:  Obliteration or foreign body retention after a surgical procedure is a real, current, and preventable problem that affects the safety of the surgical patient. We present the case of a 42-year-old patient, who underwent an emergency laparotomy cholecystectomy 3 years ago, who consulted for a pain-free, progressing growth-free one-year central-abdominal tumor with no changes in transits. It is intra-abdominal, rounded 10 cm in diameter. A tomographic study was requested to confirm the finding, and the exploration was decided by means of a laparotomy that confirmed the presence of a surgical pad.The patient evolves favorably. It is important to adopt a culture of prevention, through the perioperative surveillance of the materials and instruments used during the surgical act.Oblite can occur in any procedure and provoke medico-legal actions against the treating team.