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Gossypiboma: A case of retained intra-luminal surgical sponge leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment in a Nigerian patient [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsGossypiboma, a term used to describe a retained foreign body mass of cotton (sponge, abdominal mop or gauze) within the body after a surgical procedure, is an uncommon but serious surgical complication. It can manifest with various clinical presentations
Ofonime Nkechinyere Ukweh +5 more
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“Inert” cotton fibers – Gossypiboma in silicone oil-filled eyes: A case series
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2022 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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Intrathoracic gossypiboma presenting 47 years later as a purulent fistula: a case report
Surgical Case Reports, 2022 Background Intrathoracic gossypiboma is a consequence of retained sponge/swap, gauzoma, muslinoma, textiloma, or cottonoid in the thoracic cavity during surgery.
Shahab Rafieian +4 more
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Prevention of Gossypiboma [PDF]
Indian Journal of Surgery, 2013 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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Unilateral eosinophilic cellulitis leading to implant extrusion after bilateral enucleation in a dog
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2022., 2022 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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Intrathoracic gossypiboma [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2014 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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BMJ Case Reports, 2013 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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Radiology Case Reports, 2020 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]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 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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Gossypiboma – A nightmare for surgeon: A rare case with review of literature
Journal of Mid-Life Health, 2019 Gossypiboma is an uncommon but avoidable condition, which is mostly asymptomatic initially and difficult to diagnose but can cause serious postoperative complications.
Meenakshi Gothwal +5 more
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