Norio Itoh, Goshi Takayama, Gakushi Kitamura, Yuki Shimauchi, Toru Mizutani, Shoichiro Hikami, Kenichi Aratani, Kazuto Ujiie, Masayuki Yoneda, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Manabu Takemura, Hiroshi Koike, Naoki Kakihara, Osamu Ikawa, Shinji Okano
Foreign body granuloma(FBG)is a granuloma that occurs due to chronic inflammation caused by various residual foreign objects. In the field of gastrointestinal surgery, intraperitoneal foreign body granulomas(IPFBGs)are often caused by sutures materials or residual gauzes, but those caused by food residue are extremely rare. We present an IPFBG case of food residue caused by anastomotic leakage, which was difficult to be distinguished from peritoneal dissemination. The patient is a 74- year-old male. Anastomotic leakage occurred following low anterior resection for rectal cancer, peritoneal drainage and ileostomy were performed...
December 2023: Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy