ARYA Atherosclerosis Journal

What thought to be a cardiac tumor turns out to be a remnant of former surgery

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Anahita Tavoosi 1
Mehrdad Salehi 2
Akram Sardari 1
Samira Shirazi 3
Faeze Salahshour 4
Pejman Mansouri 5

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Resident, Department of Cardiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Resident, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran

https://doi.org/10.22122/arya.v16i5.1965
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A textiloma is a rare retained surgical swab with probable serious post-operation complications.CASE REPORT: Here, we reported an asymptomatic patient who had past history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) fourteen months ago and referred to our institute for left atrial mass removal. Echocardiography and chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a non-homogenous non-mobile mass and a heterogeneous lesion with low-density as well as high-density areas with spot calcification and gas bubbles at left atrium level, respectively.CONCLUSION: Despite being rare after CABG, textiloma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in case of any suspicious chest mass even in asymptomatic patients.

Keywords

Textiloma
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Gossypiboma
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ARYA Atherosclerosis Journal
Volume 16, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
September and October 2020
Pages 258-260

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