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Transgastric migration of retained intraabdominal surgical sponge: Gossypiboma in the fundus
Radiology Case ReportsThe retention of a surgical sponge is a rare complication that presents diagnostic challenges and carries the risk of potential complications. Two distinct foreign body reactions, fibrinous, and exudative, can result in the formation of a granuloma ...
Manal Jidal +4 more
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Systemic Presentation of Retained Foreign Body in the Peritoneal Cavity (Gossypiboma)
Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2010 Introduction & Objective: One of the infrequent complications of surgical operations is retained foreign body in body cavities which lead to morbidity and mortality for patients and also medico-legal problems for surgeons.
S Mehrabi, S Mehrabi
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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 +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 +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 +3 more
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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 +2 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 +4 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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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2011 Background: A 36-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of vomiting, loss of appetite and gastric pain radiating to the back. He denied fever and diarrhea. His medical record includes a Billroth-II procedure in another hospital for gastric lymphoma in 1992, hepatitis C and ferriprive anemia.
Dewachter, Patrick +3 more
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Spontaneous Transmural Migration and Impaction of Gossypiboma: A Rare Cause of Acute Intestinal Obstruction [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2016 Retained surgical sponge is not uncommon yet an underreported event. Spontaneous transmural migration into hollow viscera is further rare but reported occurrence.
Nitin Nagpal +3 more
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