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Key Clinical MessageGossypiboma is a dreadful complication and nightmare for a surgeon. It might cost the patient his life and the surgeon his reputation. It is a preventable condition and additional safeguard measures should be sought and implemented to prevent against human error.
Utpal De +2 more
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“Inert” cotton fibers – Gossypiboma in silicone oil-filled eyes: A case series
Retained cotton fibers (gossypiboma) are known following anterior segment surgeries. There is only one case report of pre retinal gossypiboma (retained cotton fibers; RCF) following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with silicone oil tamponade (SOI) for ...
Rushik Patel +2 more
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Gossypiboma of the Neck Mimicking an Isolated Neck Recurrence [PDF]
A gossypiboma (also called textiloma or retained surgical sponge) of the neck is rarely reported compared to intraabdominal or intrathoracic gossypibomas and also can be misdiagnosed as metastatic lymph nodes.
Kyu Jin Kim +3 more
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Unilateral eosinophilic cellulitis leading to implant extrusion after bilateral enucleation in a dog
A mixed breed dog underwent bilateral enucleation with orbital implant placement for secondary glaucoma. Subsequent unilateral implant extrusion occurred. An orbital mass histologically consistent with eosinophilic cellulitis was discovered. It may have developed secondary to communication between orbit and skin.
Riley J. Aronson +2 more
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Prevention of Gossypiboma [PDF]
Dear Sir,We read the article entitled “Gossypiboma and surgeon—current medicolegal aspect—a review” by Biswas et al. [1]in the Indian Journal of Surgery(July–August 2012)74:318–322.The authors are right that it is an infrequent butavoidable complication. This complication is a cause forincreased morbidity, mortality and financial burden topatients.
Anurag, Srivastava +2 more
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Intrathoracic gossypiboma [PDF]
Gossypiboma refers to retained sponge or swab in any body cavity after surgery. Although it is a rare occurence, it can lead to various complications which include adhesions, abscess formation and subsequent infections. Gossypiboma occurs as a result of not using radio-opaque sponges, poorly performed sponge counts, inadequate wound explorations on ...
Aamir, Hameed +3 more
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Gossypiboma, a retained surgical sponge, is a rare complication that can occur after any type of surgery. Despite the precautions, the retention of foreign bodies still occurs. We describe a case of a 33-year-old woman with epigastric pain. She was initially diagnosed with acute cholangitis with choledocholithiasis.
Takahiro, Karasaki +3 more
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Foreign body granuloma due to retained surgical sponge (gossypiboma) with penetration into the small intestine is very rare. Cases of gossypiboma in the abdominal cavity have sometimes been reported, yet the correct incidence has not been determined ...
Rika Yoshida +7 more
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Gossypiboma: An Unusual Presentation as Perforation and Intraluminal Migration [PDF]
Gossypiboma is a mass formed around cotton material acting as foreign body in visceral cavity. In our study, we present a case of gossypiboma following open cholecystectomy.
Virendra Kumar Tiwari +4 more
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Vesicouterine fistula as described by Youssef manifests with amenorrhea, and cyclic haematuria (menouria) without urinary incontinence commonly following caesarean section. Other aetiologies have been reported for this disease.
Abdullahi Khalid +3 more
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