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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2013; 19(21): 3364-3368
Published online Jun 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3364
Published online Jun 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3364
Foreign body retained in liver long after gauze packing
Jian Xu, Zheng-Wei Song, Miao-Da Shen, Shao-Hua Shi, Wei Zhang, Min Zhang, Shu-Sen Zheng, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Jian Xu, Miao-Da Shen, Shao-Hua Shi, Wei Zhang, Min Zhang, Shu-Sen Zheng, Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Heng Wang, VIP Department, Red Cross Hospital, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang M and Zheng SS designed the report; Xu J, Song ZW, Shen MD and Zhang M were attending doctors for the patients; Zhang M performed surgical operation, Xu J, Wang H, Shi SH and Zhang W organized the report; Xu J, Wang H and Zhang W wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants from the Technology Program of the Science Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, No. 2011C37087; and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81000065
Correspondence to: Shu-Sen Zheng, Professor, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. shusenzheng@zju.edu.cn
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Received: March 10, 2013
Revised: April 17, 2013
Accepted: May 16, 2013
Published online: June 7, 2013
Revised: April 17, 2013
Accepted: May 16, 2013
Published online: June 7, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: We reported a case of foreign body retained in liver 39 years post perihepatic gauze packing. To our knowledge, this seems to be the longest time and first report of gossypiboma post gauze packing in literature. We classified foreign bodies retained in liver as 3 categories: penetrating, medical and migrated foreign bodies. Also, we presented a comprehensive review, which may greatly help a surgeon make clinical decision when patients presented with hepatic mass.