Symptomatic giant peritoneal loose body

Authors

  • Mariano García
  • Fernando García Cooper
  • Juan Federico Burone
  • Guillermo Britos

Keywords:

Intraabdominal loose body, Intestinal obstruction, Intraabdominal mobile tumor

Abstract

Adult male admitted with cardiac failure, complicated with intestinal obstruction. Abdominal CT exam showed a giant (> 5 cm) loose intraperitoneal object, which was surgically removed. These loose bodies are rare and frequently asymptomatic. The case is presented here to underline the typical appearance of the anomaly both tomographically and pathologically,

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Author Biographies

Mariano García

Especialista en Clínica Médica y en Endocrinología. Director del Centro Médico El Portal Salud de
Gualeguay.

Fernando García Cooper

Especialista en Diagnóstico por Imágenes.

Juan Federico Burone

Servicio de Cirugía.

Guillermo Britos

Servicio de Cirugía.

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Published

2021-04-21

How to Cite

García, M. ., García Cooper, F. ., Burone, J. F. . and Britos, G. . (2021) “Symptomatic giant peritoneal loose body”, Revista Médica de Rosario, 87(1), pp. 17-20. Available at: http://revistamedicaderosario.org/index.php/rm/article/view/131 (Accessed: 23July2024).

Issue

Vol. 87 No. 1 (2021): Enero-Abril

Section

Casuistics

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