Laparoscopic resection of two peritoneal loose bodies on the rectosigmoid colon

Ken-ichi Honda; Tomoko Nakagawa; Yasushi Kurihara; Koji Kajitani; Tetsuji Ando; Masashige Tendo; Aki Takase; Akihiro Hamuro

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20180204

Authors

Ken-ichi Honda Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
Tomoko Nakagawa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
Yasushi Kurihara Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
Koji Kajitani Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
Tetsuji Ando Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
Masashige Tendo Department of Surgery, Kashiwara Municipal Hospital, Japan
Aki Takase Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Akihiro Hamuro Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20180204

Keywords:

Fat degeneration, Fatty appendix, Laparoscopy, Peritoneal loose body

Abstract

Laparoscopic examination of a 77-year-old woman revealed two peritoneal loose bodies connected to fatty appendices on the rectosigmoid colon and resected at the stalks. The peritoneal loose bodies were found to be fat-containing masses on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging, and postoperative pathological examination revealed fat degeneration tissue with or without fibrous outer layers.

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