Abscess due to textiloma (gossypiboma: Retained surgical cottonoid).

Conclusion: Most spinal textilomas (gossypibomas) are aseptic and are found in paraspinal areas without neurological symptoms or sequelae. These lesions may remain silent for years and may only rarely cause neurologic or infectious symptoms/signs. Notably, textilomas following spinal surgery may be largely avoided if proper cottonoid and sponge counts are done prior to closing spinal wounds. PMID: 29721349 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29721349?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Neurology International - May 5, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research