Textiloma Ten Years after a Lumbar Discectomy: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2009.44.1.141
- Author:
Jae Lim CHO
1
;
Ye Soo PARK
;
Seung Wook BAEK
;
Chang Nam KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cnkang65@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Textiloma (gossypibomas);
Foreign body granuloma;
Lumbar discectomy
- MeSH:
Foreign-Body Reaction;
Granuloma, Foreign-Body
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2009;44(1):141-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A paraspinal foreign body reaction is a rare condition that can cause severe neurological complications or death. However, the condition is often neglected. The authors report a case of a paraspinal textiloma that was diagnosed and treated with a surgical excision.
