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A Case of Nasal Septum Gossypiboma 14 Years After Septorhinoplasty
Seungjoon Yang1, Sohi Bae2, Jayeong Seo3
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Gossypiboma, an infrequent surgical complication, describes a mass of cotton material inadvertently left in the body cavity after an operation. It is an extremely rare iatrogenic complication of nasal surgery, with only a few cases reported in literature to date. Here we present a case of gossypiboma in the nasal septum of a 35-year-old male patient who previously underwent septorhinoplasty fourteen years prior. He was treated by endoscopic endonasal surgery to remove the lesion. Pathologic findings showed a foreign body (gauze filament) with a giant cell reaction. This report will be helpful for treating patients with similar histories in the future.
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