Unintentionally retained pelvic drainage tube found on Imaging; A case report
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Date
2022
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University of Washington.
Abstract
a b s t r a c t
A retained drainage tube after surgery is rare and patients may be asymptomatic if it occurs.
The presence of a retained drainage tube may be first recognized on imaging and this re-
quires a high index of suspicion by radiologists. In this case report, we described an incidental
finding of an asymptomatic retained fractured drainage tube in the pelvis of a 32-year-old
female on ultrasonography for renal evaluation. This highlighted the need for radiologists to
have a high index of suspicion when performing ultrasonography on postoperative patients
and surgeons should be meticulous when removing drainage tubes postsurgery. The possibility
of a foreign body should be considered when unfamiliar findings are encountered on
imaging. Surgeons should inspect drainage tubes after removal to ensure the full length of
the tube is removed.
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Research Article
Keywords
Retained drainage tube, Laparotomy, Ultrasonography, Computed tomography scan, Pelvis