Mesenteric textiloma early discovery in a 31-year-old female: A case report

Jeannot Baanitse Munihire; Moise Muhindo Valimugighe; Nyundo W Martin

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107439

Mesenteric textiloma early discovery in a 31-year-old female: A case report

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Aug:97:107439. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107439. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Authors

Jeannot Baanitse Munihire¹, Moise Muhindo Valimugighe², Nyundo W Martin³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda; Faculty of Medicine, Université Catholique la Sapientia de Goma, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Electronic address: jeannotb001@gmail.com.
² Faculty of Medicine, Université catholique du Graben, Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
³ Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, University of Rwanda, Rwanda.

Abstract

Introduction and importance: Textilloma or Gossypiboma refers as surgical sponges left behind in the surgical field during surgery. Although rare, occur commonly in practice and such cases are rarely encountered in the literature due to their under-reporting. A retained surgical sponge is an avoidable surgical complication that can lead to patient morbidity, mortality and profound medico-legal implications.

Case presentation: We report a case of intra-abdominal textiloma discovered early in a 31-year-old woman who underwent cesarean section due to placenta previa.

Discussion: This complication in our surgical practice is still relevant despite the popularization of the World Health Organization checklist.

Conclusion: The purpose of reporting this case is to awaken practitioners to be more vigilant and avoid such circumstances.

Keywords: Abdominal surgery; Goma; Sponge; Textiloma.