Korean Journal of Radiology

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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CT Findings of Foreign Body Reaction to a Retained Endoloop Ligature Plastic Tube Mimicking Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report

  • Ahn, Jae Hong (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Chae Hoon (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Soo-Jung (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Man Soo (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Seung Mun (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Ryu, Dae Shick (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Dong Rock (Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.01.07
  • Accepted : 2016.04.11
  • Published : 2016.07.01
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Abstract

Many hospitals experience one or more retained surgical instrument events with risk of patient morbidity and medicolegal problems. Identification of retained surgical instrument is important. The radiologists should be familiar with imaging finding of retained surgical instrument. In a 62-year-old female with a retained plastic tube, localized peritoneal infiltration around air-containing tubular structure mimicked acute appendicitis on abdomen computed tomography (CT), one year after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We reported CT findings of foreign body reaction related to retained Endoloop ligature plastic tube mimicking acute appendicitis.

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