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Choi, Kyung, Park, Kim, and Park: A case of unrecognized foreign body in the abdomen mimicking benign ovarian cyst
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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2012; 55(5): 366-369.

Published online: 16 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.5.366

A case of unrecognized foreign body in the abdomen mimicking benign ovarian cyst

Ja-Eun Choi, MD, Min-Sun Kyung, MD, Sung-Taek Park, MD, Hong-Bae Kim, MD, Sung-Ho Park, MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Sung-Ho Park, MD. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 1 Singil-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-950, Korea. Tel: +82-2-829-5163, Fax: +82-2-849-4469, vth2000@naver.com

Received 26 February 2012       Revised 3 April 2012       Accepted 13 April 2012

Copyright © 2012. Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Abstract

The most commonly detected foreign body in the abdominal cavity is surgical gauze or sponge, which is followed by intrauterine devices penetrating the uterine cavity. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no case report of a foreign body in the abdomen misdiagnosed as an ovarian cyst, in the literature. Thus, we report 1 case of a 41-year-old woman with an umbrella handle in the abdominal cavity, which was misdiagnosed as the ovarian cyst.

Keywords: Foreign body, Ovarian cyst, Umbrella handle

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Fig. 1
Transvaginal songraphy reveals a 3.7 × 2.9 cm sized hypoechoic cyst shadow with no septation and calcification.
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Fig. 2
Laparoscopy shows grey-colored, solid foreign body in the pelvic cavity.
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Fig. 3
Umbrella handle removed from patient's abdomen.
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