A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body
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A Giant Peritoneal Loose Body
Peritoneal loose bodies (PLBs) are usually discovered incidentally during laparotomy or autopsy. A few cases of giant PLBs presenting with various symptoms have been reported in the literature. Here, we describe a case of a giant PLB incidentally found in the pelvic cavity of a 50-year-old man. Computed tomography revealed a free ovoid mass in the pelvic cavity that consisted of central dense, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Pathology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1738-1843,2092-8920
DOI: 10.4132/koreanjpathol.2013.47.4.378