Abstract

Postoperatively retained sponges used in operations, referred to as gossypibomas are rare foreign bodies discovered in the maxillary sinus. The symptoms of foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus appear at later stages with the most frequent complaints, indicating chronic sinusitis such as unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, nasal odor and congestion. In this article, we presented a 77-year-old male case of maxillary sinus gossypiboma which was left there 40 years ago, without any symptoms except headache. Preoperative paranasal sinus computed tomography suggested the differential diagnosis of sinonasal tumors, and inflammatory pathologies. In this case report, foreign bodies of the maxillary sinus were discussed.