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17-year-old male with gossypiboma. Chest radiograph obtained 1 month after repair of subaortic stenosis. A. PA chest radiograph shows irregular configuration of wire at the level of the manubrium (arrow). Note the figure-of-eight configuration of the cephalad-most sternal suture wire (arrowhead) and the ring with twisted-end configuration of the other suture wires. B. The retained sponge is obscured on the lateral chest radiograph due to superimposed soft tissue.
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Postoperative chest radiographs were interpreted as normal (Fig. 1).
17-year-old male with gossypiboma. Contrast-enhanced CT of the chest. A. A foreign body is present in the anterior mediastinum containing metal (arrow). B. A slightly more cephalad image shows a bubbly focus of low attenuation in the central portion of the mass (arrow).
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A contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest showed a foreign body in the anterior mediastinum with superficial soft-tissue edema, fluid, and gas (Fig. 2).