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

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

doi:2012.55.5.366

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 55(5); 2012 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2012;55(5):366-369.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.5.366 Published online May 16, 2012.

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

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

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. vth2000@naver.com

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.

Key Words: Foreign body, Ovarian cyst, Umbrella handle