Intraconal gauze mass: An unusual complication of orbital fracture repair - a case report

Orbit. 2018 Apr;37(2):91-93. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1383455. Epub 2017 Oct 20.

Abstract

Gossypiboma and textiloma are terms used to describe tumor-like masses caused by retained gauze or surgical sponges after any operation. It is a rare surgical complication, usually difficult to diagnose due to its variable clinical presentation and nonstandard radiological appearance. We describe here a rare case of orbital gossypiboma in a child after surgical correction of an orbital blowout fracture.

Keywords: Gossypiboma; orbital fracture; retained gauze.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diplopia / etiology
  • Exophthalmos / etiology
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / etiology*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / surgery
  • Giant Cells, Foreign-Body / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Orbital Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Orbital Diseases / etiology*
  • Orbital Diseases / surgery
  • Orbital Fractures / surgery*
  • Surgical Sponges / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed