TY - JOUR
T1 - Gaint peritoneal loose body
T2 - A case report and review of literature
AU - Makineni, Hemanth
AU - Thejeswi, Poornachandra
AU - Prabhu, Shivananda
AU - Bhat, Rahul R.
PY - 2014/1/12
Y1 - 2014/1/12
N2 - A 52-year-old man was presented with discomfort in lower abdomen and irritative voiding symptoms. Computed tomography showed a well circumscribed mass with calcification in front of bladder compressing the bladder diagnosed as leiomyoma with calcifications, probably araising from rectum. Surgery revealed a giant peritoneal loose body measuring 6cm in diameter. After the removal of peritoneal loose body patient was relieved of symptoms. Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small and are found incidentally at surgery. Giant peritoneal loose bodies are rare. A comprehensive review of literature is presented.
AB - A 52-year-old man was presented with discomfort in lower abdomen and irritative voiding symptoms. Computed tomography showed a well circumscribed mass with calcification in front of bladder compressing the bladder diagnosed as leiomyoma with calcifications, probably araising from rectum. Surgery revealed a giant peritoneal loose body measuring 6cm in diameter. After the removal of peritoneal loose body patient was relieved of symptoms. Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small and are found incidentally at surgery. Giant peritoneal loose bodies are rare. A comprehensive review of literature is presented.
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U2 - 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7352.3925
DO - 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7352.3925
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84892779188
SN - 2249-782X
VL - 8
SP - 187
EP - 188
JO - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
JF - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
IS - 1
ER -