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Five years after open chest surgery because of three vessel coronary artery
disease a patient was referred for progressing dyspnea and recent onset of
atrial fibrillation. A retrocardiac mass was detected on chest X-ray and e
chocardiography. On CT-scan, the inhomogenous tumor made the diagnosis of a
retained surgical gauze likely. Through a left incision the sponge was rem
oved uneventfully and the dyspnea resolved. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Irela
nd Ltd. All rights reserved.