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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

Exploratory laparoscopy as first choice procedure for the diagnosis of giant peritoneal loose body: a case report.

RuiBin Li, ZhiHeng Wan, HaoTian Li

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

RuiBin LiFirst Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, BaoTou, Inner Mongolia, China.
ZhiHeng WanFirst Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, BaoTou, Inner Mongolia, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-2470
HaoTian LiFirst Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, BaoTou, Inner Mongolia, China.
Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peritoneal loose body (PLB) is an extremely rare clinical entity, and its preoperative diagnosis is often difficult. We report a case of giant PLB (GPLB) confirmed by exploratory laparoscopy. A 46-year-old man was admitted to hospital with an abdominal mass and urinary frequency. He underwent clinical and laboratory tests and computed tomography (CT), which indicated a lesion at the bottom of the bladder. Exploratory laparoscopic surgery revealed a GPLB, which was subsequently removed. The patient was comfortable after surgery and was discharged 3 days later. His symptoms of frequent urination improved during the 1-month follow-up period. The egg-shaped mass excised from the peritoneal cavity measured 45 × 40 × 33 mm. This case indicates that exploratory laparoscopy can be considered as the first-choice diagnostic procedure for patients with GPLB.

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LaparoscopyPeritoneumDiagnostic Tests, RoutineHumansMaleMiddle AgedTomography, X-Ray Computedabdominal masscomputed tomographydifferential diagnosislaparoscopic explorationPeritoneal loose bodyurinary frequency

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PMID33100091
PMCPMC7607142
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