Aim: Abdominal textiloma is an uncommon postoperative complication which can result in a fistula with luminal migration in the digestive tract. Surgery has been the mainstay method for textiloma removal; however, removal of retained gauze by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is possible avoiding reoperation.
Case report: We report a case of an abdominal textiloma in a 38-year-old male, which migrated into the stomach and was extracted by upper endoscopy.
Conclusion: Endoscopic extraction after a luminal migration of the abdominal textiloma in the digestive tract facilitate its management and could avoid surgery.
Keywords: abdominal textiloma; endoscopic removal.
The diagnosis of abdominal textiloma must be considered in front of unexplained symptoms in patients with a surgical history. Surgery has been the mainstay method for textiloma removal; however, endoscopic removal may be the best option which avoids reoperation. We report a case of an abdominal textiloma in a 38-year-old male, which migrated into the stomach and was extracted by upper endoscopy.
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