A rare case of intrathoracic Gauzoma

Abstract Background Gauzoma is a foreign body reactive granuloma which is an extremely rare complication of thoracic surgery. We describe a case of a Gauzoma in which the gauzes were removed by mini-thoracotomy as a less invasive procedure, discovered incidentally after 35 years of follow-up. Case p...

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Hauptverfasser: Taishi Adachi, Hidenao Kayawake, Hiroshi Hamakawa, Yutaka Takahashi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: BMC 2025-01-01
Schriftenreihe:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-03264-y