[Intraperitoneal textiloma. Apropos of 5 cases]

Five cases of foreign textile bodies left in the peritoneal cavity are reviewed the corpus delictus was an abdominal field packing in 4 cases (in 1 case 2 packings were involved), and in one case a compress. The 5th patient, operated upon in the department, presented a delayed pseudo-tumoral picture after a course of 4 years. The 4 cases referred from another department presented signs of sepsis identified at an early stage. Etiologic, clinical, diagnostic and prophylactic aspects are reviewed.