Difficulty of making the findings: Easy
Difficulty of interpreting the findings: Moderate

Diagnosis: Retained surgical sponge

Average Case-Specific Score: 1.96 / 2

Answer Key

Sample Preliminary Report

Radiopaque ribbon overlies the right lower quadrant concerning for retained surgical sponge.

Case-Specific Question Answers
Retained surgical foreign body Yes
Does this case require a phone call to the ordering physician? Yes




User Case Specific Score Preliminary Report
oladapo.r.adeniran 0

Limited study. There is a raytec sponge above the right iliac wing.
Postoperative changes.

bryan-bozung 1

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kai.wang 2

high radio density in the right lower abdomen consistent with retained surgical lap pad. Surgical staples seen in the right lower quadrant.

jennifer.j.huang 2

Linear folded radiodensity projecting over right lower quadrant, concerning for retained lap sponge. Surgical clips over right pelvis and surgical drain. Contrast seen in descending colon and rectum.

erica.emmons 2

Lap in RLQ

thomas.wong 2

lap sponge rlq

matthew.smith 2

sponge RLQ

cameron.henry 2

raytec retained

shelby.k.frantz 2

Retained lap sponge in right lower quadrant. Multiple linear radio-opaque objects in right pelvis, likely post-surgical clips but cannot rule out retained needle being seen en face. Nephrouretral stent within the right pelvic transplant kidney.

Retained contrast material in bowel loops.

danielle.c.mihora.1 2

unexpected radiopaque foreign body

heather.stefek 2

Retained object in right lower quadrant, likely Raytec gauze.

jarred.todd 2

Retained surgial foreign body

emily.haas 2

radiodense, folded object as well as adjacent cylindrical object projects over RLQ just above the right iliac crest, concerning for retained foreign bodies. scattered surgical clips present. two radiodense tubes project over the inferior pelvis with one exiting the right field of view and the other coiled in the pelvis. dense fecal material within the bowel. nonspecific calcs in the left inferior pelvis

jennifer.lindsey.1 2

RLQ surgical sponge. R pelvis pigtail catheter and other catheter

coleman.breland 2

Two radiopaque foreign bodies in the right lower quadrant, likely a surgical sponge and possible metallic clip. There is also a surgical drain overlying the pelvis. Nonobstructive bowel gas pattern with moderate stool burden in the colon.

nicholas.guys 2

FINDINGS:

Radiopaque ribbon seen in the right lower quadrant, suspicious for retained surgical sponge/towel. Surgical clips in the right lower pelvis. Contrast in the colon.

Degenerative changes at the hips. Non-obstructive bowel gas pattern.

IMPRESSION:

Retained radiopaque foreign body, like surgical sponge/towel in right lower quadrant.

kevin.mclean 2

Retained lap sponges

joseph.hoang 2

retained foreign body in the right lower abdomen

ppolamra@wakehealth.edu 2

sponge rlq
surg clip adjacent to it. surg clips project anatomic pelvis, surg clip projecting t12-l1 on left. skin staple projecting right t12-l1
contrast opacifying colon/rectum.

platterm@wakehealth.edu 2

Flat and folded radiodense object in the RLQ projecting just superior to the R iliac crest likely representing retained surgical lap pad/sponge. Additional radiodense object just to the right of the above object. This may represent an additional foreign body. Enteric contrast in portions of the enteric stream. Ureteral stent. Surgical clips. Likely surgical drain running from the R side of the anatomic pelvis to the R mid abdomen.

kbolger@wakehealth.edu 2

sponge in RLQ

katcheso@wakehealth.edu 2

radiopaque curved body projecting above the right iliac crest, consistent with surgical sponge. Faint focus of increased density below the sponge may be external to the patient or represent other foreign bodies.

Right iliac fossa stent in place, consistent with reported history of kidney transplant.

Retained enteric contrast within the rectum .

twcowan@wakehealth.edu 2

Clips over RUQ and LUQ
Linear density over the L3 vertebral body.
Surgical sponge over the right iliac crest.
Numerous surgical clips project over the pelvis.

saribind 2

Retained gauze in RLQ, take XR of object in question

dmsylves@wakehealth.edu 2

radiodense curvilinear structure and dense rectangular structure, likely representing retained surgical material. Transplant kidney, surgical drain, and surgical clips project over pelvis.

Justin Little 2

Lap band in the RLQ.
Intraoperative surgical findings, not unexpected.

Jessica Hinaman 2

Two radiopaque densities project over the RLQ just superior to the right iliac crest, one of which may represent a surgical sponge. Surgical clips and ureteral stent project over the pelvis. Additional radiopaque tubing projects over the right pelvis from the iliac crest to the superior pubic ramus. Contrast within the colon and rectum.

jaime fields 2

Radiopaque foreign body, likely a surgical sponge, projects over the right lower quadrant.

Non-obstructive bowel gas pattern. Surgical clips project over the pelvis. Surgical drain projects over the pelvis. Pelvic phleboliths.

Collin Innis 2

Retained surgical object projects over the right lower quadrant.

Adam Petraglia 2

1. Retained surgical sponge projecting of the right iliac crest. Additional surgical material of unknown origin projects directly to the right of the sponge.
2. Right percutaneous nephrostomy tube with tip projecting over the right anatomic pelvis. Additional tube with proximal and distal tip projecting of the pelvis.
3. Air surrounding the bladder, which may be expected post-operative changes.
4. Contrast opacified the colon and rectum.
5. Scattered surgical clips.

nkdomeisen 2

Retained surgical sponge in the right lower quadrant. A surgical drain and presumed renal graft project over the right anatomic pelvis. Contrast projects within the rectum and descending colon. Multiple calcifications in the left anatomic pelvis are favored to reflect phleboliths. Calcifications along the right iliac crest may be in the fecal stream. Multiple surgical clips project over the abdomen.

Gibson Klapthor 2

Surgical lap projects over the RLQ.

Zack Williams 2

intraoperative search film for retained surgical material.
there is a radiodense ribbon of surgical materal in the right hemiabdomen.

Benjamin Daniel 2

-Surgical sponge in the transplant operative bed
-scattered surgical clips, brachytherapy seeds, nephroureteral stent, and possible surgical drain versus external tubing.
-Radiodensity projects over the kidney

Hayden Barrett 2

Lap pad projects over the right hemiabdomen.

Contrast enhanced stool projects over the pelvis and descending colon.

Ayca-dundar 2

RLQ radioopaque cloth.

Madison Crank 2

Intraoperative imaging with retraction device obscuring part of the abdomen. Rigler sign with pneumoperitoneum, as expected intraoperatively.

Multiple retained surgical sponges overly the pelvis, right lower abdomen, and left lower abdominal quadrant. 3 metallic rectangular foreign bodies measuring x by x project over the right hemipelvis. Surgical clip projects over the midline pelvis. Catheter projects over the left hemipelvis.

cdwilson 2

Retained surgical sponge projects over the Right lower quadrant. Surgical clips project over the upper quadrants and pelvis. Gaseous distention of a loop of large intestine.

Jacob Gilchrist 2

LaP

Emma Baker 2

Surgical towel projects over the right lower quadrant of the abdomen just superior to the iliac crest.

Rachel Speakman 2

Intraoperative fluoroscopic image with ribbon-like opacity and multiple adjacent non-specific radiopacities concerning for retained cloth and possibly additional retained items adjacent to this.

Percutaneous pigtail catheter with tip projecting over the bladder. Multiple surgical clips project over the pelvis and right hemiabdomen. Contrast visualized within the descending colon and rectum.

Non-specific dilated bowel in the left lower quadrant, likely focal ileus, with expected post-operative pneumoperitoneum.

Please refer to operative report for full details.

Brooks Rodibaugh 2

Rectangular opacity with adjacent folded surgical cloth projecting over the right lower quadrant likely retained surgical foreign bodies

Dana Vissing 2

surgical sponge

westbera@musc.edu 2

ray tech

jessica.miller.1 2

Lap superior to the right iliac crest. Clips in the pelvis. Stool or residual contrast in the colon. Two radiopaque lines projecting over the right pelvis, presumably drains.

Chris Roberts 2

Irregular ribonlike radiopaque material projecting over RLQ suggestive of retained surgical material.

Clips over R pelvis.

Hyperdense material within the bowels, may be prior enteric contrast.

Jordan Aikens 2

radiopaque ribbon within the RLQ mayt refkect retained surgical towel or sponge.

Susana Bracewell 2

Ribbon like hyperdense structure projects over the LLQ, likely a retained surgical lap pad.

Kyle Pazzo 2

Retained surgical sponge denoted by radiopaque marker in right hemiabdomen.

Surgical clips and tubing project over the right hemiabdomen/hemipelvis.

Partially visualized metallic frame. Scattered staples overlie the abdomen.

Dense material in the bowel, could be oral contrast. Correlate with history.

Katherine Johnson 2

Ribbon like opacity overling the right lower quadrant concerning for retained surgical packing. Please note, entire abdomen and pelvis not provided which limits further evaluation.

mborten 2

Retained surgical foreign body with radiopaque marker projecting over the right lower quadrant near the iliac crest.

sbhupathy 2

Regained surgical sponge in the right lower quadrant. Surglical clips in place.

vivian.huang 2

There is an radiopaque foreign body overlying the right lower pelvic region, consistent with surgical foreign body.

There is a surgical drain overlying the lower pelvic region.

The bowel gas pattern is non obstructive.

Kevin Reger 2

Retained surgical material in the right lower quadrant.

Abnormal calcifcations in the RLQ may reflect enteric contents. Vascular calcs.

Robert Janiszewski 2

postsurgical changes of renal txplt with nephroureteral stent tip projecting over the pelvis.

hyperdense material projecting of RLQ favored surgical material.

Contrast in bowel.

Wilson Ford 2

Surgical pad projecting over the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. Additional cylindrically shaped metallic density projecting over the right lower quadrant of the abdomen.

Numerous surgical clips project over the pelvis and inferior central hemiabodmen.

Nanditha Guruvaiah Sridhara 2

Curvlinear radiopaque density projects over the right lower quadrant, suggestive of retained surgical sponge.

jowhite 2

Likely retained surgical sponge projecting over the right lower quadrant.

Keng Moua 2

Radioopaque FBs projects over the RLQ.

Geeth Kondaveeti 2

Hyperattenuating material projecting superior to the right sacral ala.

diogojorge.vidalsilva 2

abby-reutzel 2

Surgical cloth in the RLQ

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