Transmigration of a retained surgical sponge: a case report. [PDF]
Patient Saf Surg, 2018 Background A retained surgical sponge remains a dreaded complication of modern surgery. Despite the increasing focus on patient safety instances of “a sponge being left in the abdomen”, are all too common in popular media.
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Transabdominal migration of retained surgical sponge. [PDF]
Case Rep Med, 2012 Retained surgical sponge (RSS) is a rare surgical complication. The RSSs are mostly located intra-abdominally but they can also be left in the thorax, spine, extremity, cranium, and breast.
Guner A, Hos G, Kahraman I, Kece C.
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Retained Surgical Sponges (Gossypiboma)
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2005 Retained surgical sponges are seldom reported due to medicolegal implications. Awareness of this problem among surgeons and radiologists is essential to avoid unnecessary morbidity.
Rami J. Yaghan, Kamal E Bani-Hani
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Gossypiboma (retained surgical sponge) induces septic shock after previous breast surgery: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 Foreign body granuloma caused by retained surgical sponge is also called gossypiboma or textiloma, is mostly described in the abdominal cavity, with only a very few cases of retained surgical sponges located in breasts.
Pin-Keng Shih
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Retained Surgical Sponge Presenting Four Decades Later as a Rapidly Growing Soft Tissue Mass. [PDF]
Case Rep Surg, 2020 Retained surgical items continue to occur despite widespread implementation of prevention systems such as the surgical count, which has limited utility owing to its reliance on human performance.
Koek AY.
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Urinary Retention as the Only Symptom of Retained Surgical Sponge (Gossypiboma), 29 Years After Cesarean Procedure. [PDF]
Urol Case Rep, 2017 A 68 year old lady presented to urology department suffering from acute urinary retention. The U/S revealed hydronephrosis in left kidney and a mass at the left side of the small pelvis which pushed forward the uterus and the bladder.
Konstantinidis C, Vlachos S.
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Intestinal Obstruction due to Complete Transmural Migration of a Retained Surgical Sponge into the Intestine. [PDF]
Case Rep Gastroenterol, 2012 A 56-year-old woman with a history of gynecological surgery for cervical cancer 18 years previously was referred to our hospital for colicky abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
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Gossypiboma: retained surgical sponge after a gynecologic procedure. [PDF]
Case Rep Med, 2010 We report on a case of gossypiboma. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal mass. She had undergone a caesarean operation 23 years previously. The mass in the right abdominal quadrant was suspected by abdominal computed tomography
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Gossypiboma-Induced Acute Abdomen Highlighting the Importance of Surgical Safety Protocols: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepGossypiboma, the medical term for a retained surgical sponge, is a rare but serious postoperative complication, accounting for nearly 50% of malpractice claims related to retained foreign bodies.
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Chronic gossypiboma mimicking a peri-appendiceal abscess after prior Cesarean sections: a rare surgical "never event". [PDF]
Patient Saf SurgBackground Gossypiboma, a retained surgical sponge, is a rare but serious “never event.” It poses a significant diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific and variable clinical presentation, which often mimics other conditions like intra-abdominal ...
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