Textiloma nine years after nephrectomy.

INTRODUCTION

Foreign bodies after surgical procedures are not very reported in the literature. It is estimated to have 1 case for 1,300 operations, although in practice the frequency might probably be higher.

CASE REPORT

A woman, 38 years, submitted to left nephroureterectomy for renal transplantation in 1993. During 9 years, she was asymptomatic, and then she presented intermittent left flank pain. Radiographic workup demonstrated a textiloma.

DISCUSSION

In a review of the literature since 1950, solely 8 cases of textiloma in renal surgeries were reported, probably due to legal implications.