Fizza Iftikhar, Abdul Baseer, Muhammad Imran, Aamir Bilal.
Gossypiboma Mimicking as Mediastinal Mass in Young Girl. a Case Report.
Pak J Chest Med Jan ;22(1):26-8.

Gossypiboma or textilloma are terms which are used for the 1 retained cotton gauzes during operative procedures inside body. It causes inflammatory reaction and may lead to abscess formation, infection or may 2 present as mass. We are reporting case of 18 years old girl who was diagnosed as left Mediastinal mass operated for PDA ligation 16 years back and remained asymptomatic.

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