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Gossy-pibomas; Concealed Causes of an Acute Abdomen

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Our case was a 30-year-old patient who had recently given birth via Caesarean Section two months before reporting to our hospital with pain abdomen as the chief complaint; her systemic examination, less abdominal tenderness and tachycardia, was ...
Tayyeba Jaffri, Muhammad Ben Mustafa, Hassam Abdullah, Syed Shahzad Hussain, Syed Basit Riaz, Kanwal Hyder   +5 more
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Paranasal gossypiboma mimicking an aggressive tumor: a case report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 71-77, January 2018., 2018
Even if gossypibomas are extremely rare in the Oro‐Maxillofacial region, they should be evoked in bizarre tumors when repeated histology tests are not contributive, especially in patients with a history of dento‐sinusal surgery. As it is recommended in general surgery, gauzes should be carefully counted when used in dentistry. Key Clinical Message Even
Alae Guerrouani, Mouna Kairouani
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Computed Tomography Findings of Gossypiboma

, 2007
Gossypiboma is composed of non-absorbable surgical material with a cotton matrix. Gossypiboma is usually under-reported and is a severe medicolegal issue. Thus, we describe the computed tomography (CT) findings of gossypiboma in our institution.
Chang, Pau-Yuan, Lee, Chau-Chin, Chou, Andy Shau-Bin, Jeng, Chin-Ming, Cheng, Tzu-Chieh   +4 more
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Successful Endoscopic Removal of a Transmural Internally Migrating Gossypiboma

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2022
An accidentally retained sponge inside the body of a patient (gossypiboma) is a rare and serious adverse event after a surgical procedure with serious medicolegal implications and complications.
Ashish Agarwal, Ashish Chauhan, Sanchit Sharma, Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Rajesh Panwar   +4 more
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Unusual Complication following a Myomectomy: Colic Migration of a Forgotten Abdominal Swab

Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Surgical sponges are the most common retained foreign bodies following surgery. The morbidity of this condition is illustrated herein with the case of a 36‐year‐old female patient with a history of myomectomy 5 months before her admission into our unit for enterocutaneous fistula. Although imaging and etiological investigations were made, diagnosis was
Boyodi Tchangai, Fousseni Alassani, Mazamesso Tchaou, Cheng-Yu Long   +3 more
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Anterior mediastinal gossypiboma

, 2011
A retained surgical sponge (gossypiboma) is a rare but serious complication of surgery; most cases occur after intra-abdominal surgery. Intrathoracic gossypiboma is extremely rare, with only a handful of reported cases, most of which are associated with ...
Kanne, Jeffrey P., Phillips, Grace S.
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Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma

Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Gossypiboma refers, as a term, to a retained surgical sponge. It is considered as a rare surgical complication which can occur despite precautions. We report a case of a 36‐year‐old woman who was admitted to our surgical department with symptoms of abdominal pain associated with episodes of nausea and vomiting that lasted for 2 months.
Evangelos Margonis, Dionysia Vasdeki, Alexandros Diamantis, Georgios Koukoulis, Grigorios Christodoulidis, Konstantinos Tepetes, Cheng-Yu Long   +6 more
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Gossypiboma mimicking posterior urethral stricture

, 2013
INTRODUCTIONForeign bodies in the urogenital tract are not uncommon. Hairpins, glass rods, umbilical tapes, ball point pen are described in lower urogenital tract.
Priyadarshi, Rajiv Nayan, Hasan, Zaheer, Kumar, Prem, Thakur, Vinit Kumar, Sinha, Sanjay Kumar, Sinha, Neelam, Anand, Utpal, Kumar, Bindey, Mandal, Manish   +8 more
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Post‐Cesarean Gossypiboma With Intestinal Complications: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Gossypiboma, defined as the retention of surgical textile material following an operative procedure, is a rare but preventable complication. It is most often reported after abdominal and pelvic surgeries. Due to variable clinical presentation and delayed onset of symptoms, diagnosis is often challenging and may mimic intra‐abdominal tumors or ...
Dulan Roy, Maisha Fahmeda Chowdhury, Farjana Khan   +2 more
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Gossypiboma: a surgical menace

, 2019
Gossypiboma is a rare yet devastating complication. It may be a sequela to any kind of surgical procedure, however intra-abdominal surgeries are commonly implicated as the cause for this entity. In chronic cases, it may even lead to severe morbidity.
Joshi, Aditi V., Shah, Nitin H., Shah, Vaishali N.   +2 more
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