Achemlal Amine, Nejjari Fouad, Jidal Manal, Taibi Ouiam, Berrag Sanaa, Adioui Tarik, Tamzaourte Mouna
Department of Gastroenterology 1, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
Department of Radiology, Mohammed V Military Training Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2024 Apr 23;12:2050313X241248379. doi: 10.1177/2050313X241248379. eCollection 2024.
Textiloma, also known as gossypiboma, is a rare but well-documented entity. It involves the omission of surgical material during surgery. Gossypiboma remains a diagnostic dilemma to this day, due to its wide spectrum of clinical symptoms and numerous radiological pitfalls. The recommended treatment for gossypiboma is surgical removal. Endoscopic removal has been performed by some teams and has shown satisfying results. We report the case of a 33-year-old woman with a transgastric migrating gossypiboma, managed by an endoscopic extraction.