Textiloma mimicking Crohn's disease in its features: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Textiloma is a retained surgical item such as a sponge or gauze that is unintentionally left in the surgical field after the wound closure. Here, we present the first reported surgical gauze that penetrated the intestine, made a duodenal-ceca fistula and then stuck far away in the ileum. Mechanical obstruction didn't appear clinically or even in radiological investigations because of the fistula which provided the intestinal continuity.

Case presentation

We report a 34-year-old man with a previous abdominal interventions complained of cramping, frequent vomiting and presence of undigested food in stool. The frequency of the bowel movement increased recently. Endoscopies, radiological investigations and pathological findings figure out a duodenal-c

SUBMITTER: Hammadieh AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7841073 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature