%0 Journal Article %T Asymptomatic Intra-abdominal Gossypiboma Mimicking Recurrent Ovarian Tumor %J Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Cancer Research %I Farname Inc. (Science-Based Research Institute; Professional Publisher of Scientific Journals) %Z 2645-3991 %A Noei Teymoordash, Somayyeh %A Arab, Maliheh %A Talayeh, Maryam %A Raoufi, Masoomeh %A Ghavami, Behnaz %A Nouri, Behnaz %D 2021 %\ 03/05/2021 %V 6 %N 2 %P 99-104 %! Asymptomatic Intra-abdominal Gossypiboma Mimicking Recurrent Ovarian Tumor %K Asymptomatic %K Gossypiboma %K Ovarian neoplasm %R 10.30699/jogcr.6.2.99 %X Background: A variety of presentations may be manifested by retained sponge, including intestinal obstruction, intestinal fistula, malabsorption syndrome and chronic pain from adhesions; in some cases, it may have an asymptomatic clinical course.Case report: In a 41-year-old female, gravida 4 para 4, with a history of laparotomy performed for an ovarian adenocarcinoma three years prior to her referral, a gossypiboma was incidentally detected on follow up imaging. The gossypiboma was safely excised by a midline laparotomy.Conclusion: Asymptomatic gossypiboma should be considered in patients presenting with a mass, who have undergone laparotomy in the past. %U https://www.jogcr.com/article_697240_44d4b960849b8278fae32bb4072f2b80.pdf