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Peritoneal loose bodies are usually small, white or pale gray, pea-shaped objects with a smooth glistening surface, which lie free in the peritoneal cavity. They rarely cause symptoms and are usually found inci-dentally during laparotomy or autopsy. We herein report a patient with two giant peritoneal loose bodies that were found during laparotomy for partial small bowel obstruction.
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Takabe, K., Greenberg, J.I. & Blair, S.L. Giant peritoneal loose bodies. J Gastrointest Surg 10, 465–468 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2005.05.003
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