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Intestinal Obstruction due to Complete Transmural Migration of a Retained Surgical Sponge into the Intestine [PDF]

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 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.
Takashi Kato, Koji Yamaguchi, Koji Kinoshita, Kiyotaka Sasaki, Hidetoshi Kagaya, Takashi Meguro, Takayuki Morita, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Nagara Tamaki, Shoichi Horita   +9 more
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Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma Associated with Retained Surgical Sponge in a Dog [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2006
Retained surgical sponges are usually discovered in the abdominal cavity, sometimes years after the surgical procedure, and the typical reaction is formation of a foreign-body granuloma, often called gossypiboma or textiloma. In this instance, an extraskeletal osteosarcoma, associated with the granulomatous reaction to a retained surgical sponge ...
Margaret A Miller, William E Blevins, JOSÉ A Ramos-Vara   +2 more
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Metallic staples line mimicking a retained surgical sponge

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2010
The inadvertent loss of surgical sponges remains a dreadful hazard of surgery. We report the case of a patient with a medical history of myotonic dystrophy type 1 who had received a right upper lobectomy for the treatment of a stage IIA (pT1N1M0) well ...
L Cardinale, C Fava, N Dervisci, D Najada, P Borasio, F Ardissone   +5 more
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Chronic gossypiboma mimicking a peri-appendiceal abscess after prior Cesarean sections: a rare surgical “never event” [PDF]

Patient Safety in Surgery
Background 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 ...
Jasser Rchidi, Ghazi Lâamiri, Hazem Beji, Oussama Mghirbi, Mahdi Bouassida, Hassen Touinsi   +5 more
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Surgical Sponge Retained in Femoral Canal for 22 Years: A Case Report

Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2021
Background: Retained surgical items (RSIs) are not very common in the orthopedic surgery. Here, we are reporting a case of a sponge pad left in the femoral canal for 22 years.
Mohamadsajad Mirhoseini, Salman Azarsina, Mohsen Tavakoli, Omid Kohandel Gargari   +3 more
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RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE IN A DOG: CLINICAL ASPECTS AND SURGICAL APPROACH [PDF]

Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment, 2023
Although retained surgical sponges are rarely reported, their clinical aspect can sometimes vary and therefore, the diagnosis can be challenging. An eight-year-old mixed breed dog was brought in for a skin lesion on the lateral abdominal wall that ...
Liviu Cătălin BURTAN, Alexandra CIUBOTARIU   +1 more
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A Case Series on Gossypiboma - Varied Clinical Presentations and Their Management [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Retained surgical sponges in the peritoneal cavities are an infrequent operative/surgical complication and an error which is avoidable. The unfortunate situation of forgotten or missed foreign bodies after any surgical procedure may lead to medico legal
Seema Chopra, Vanita Suri, Pooja Sikka, Neelam Aggarwal   +3 more
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Clinical Spectrum of Gossypiboma: Case Series and Review of Literature

Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2023
Gossypiboma is a term used to describe retained surgical sponge after surgery. This is an avoidable clinical condition causing significant morbidity and mortality. The clinical presentation is variable and often a diagnostic enigma.
Priya Ranjan, Vijay Chetan Jha, Vipin Venugopal Nair, Sibi Eranki, Onkar Singh   +4 more
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Exploring risk, antecedents and human costs of living with a retained surgical item: A narrative synthesis of Australian case law 1981–2018

Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2022
Objective(s): This study aimed to critically examine the circumstances contributing to, and the human costs arising from, the retention of surgical items through the lens of Australian case law.
Sonya Osborne, Tina Cockburn, Juliet Davis   +2 more
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Retained surgical sponges, needles and instruments [PDF]

The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2013
Introduction Retained sponges and instruments (RSI) due to surgery are a recognised medical ‘never event’ and have catastrophic implications for patients, healthcare professionals and medical care providers. The aim of this review was to elucidate the extent of the problem of RSI and to identify preventative strategies.
Hariharan, D, Lobo, DN
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