Intrathoracic Gauze Granuloma -A Case Report-

Park, Choon Sik; Han, Sung Koo; Choi, Byung Whui; Rho, Young Ho; Kim, Ju Hyun; Sim, Yong Su; Kim, Keun Youl; Han, Yong Chul

doi:1982.29.3.161

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 29(3); 1982 > Article

Case report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1982;29(3):161-163.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1982.29.3.161 Published online September 1, 1982.

Intrathoracic Gauze Granuloma -A Case Report-

Choon Sik Park, Sung Koo Han, Byung Whui Choi, Young Ho Rho, Ju Hyun Kim, Yong Su Sim, Keun Youl Kim, Yong Chul Han

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary disease Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

흉곽 내 Gauze Granuloma 증례보고

박춘식, 한성구, 최병휘, 노용호, 김주현, 심영수, 김건열, 한용철

Abstract

Post-operatively developed and identified intra-thoracic gauze granuloma is not as frequently reported as intraabdominal gauze granuloma in the literature. One case of intra-thoracic gauze granuloma which was identified 14 years after thoracotomy was reported in 36-years-old housewife. Pre-operative diagnosis was made by percutaneous transthoracic needle a spiration and successfully treated by thoracotomy.