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Abdominal retained surgical sponges: CT appearance

open access: yesEuropean Radiology, 1999
Retention of surgical sponges is rare. They cause either an aseptic reaction without significant symptoms or an exudative reaction which results in early but nonspecific symptoms.
A Kalovidouris   +2 more
exaly   +1 more source

Retained surgical sponges: what the practicing clinician should know

open access: yesLangenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 2010
Retained surgical sponges (RSS) are an avoidable complication following surgical operations. RSS can elicit either an early exudative-type reaction or a late aseptic fibrous tissue reaction.
George H Sakorafas   +2 more
exaly   +1 more source

Asymptomatic retained surgical sponge

Digestive and Liver Disease, 2015
A mass in the left hypochondrium was incidentally detected in 8-year-old man, during a routine abdominal ultrasound examiation for prostate assessment. Patient had a history of Billroth II esection in 1975 for peptic ulcer disease. An abdominal computed tomographic scan (Fig. 1) showed a 3 cm × 11 cm × 10 cm cystic neoplasm with intraluminal vegetaions
Rosa, Fausto   +3 more
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Retained surgical sponge

Surgical Endoscopy, 1995
Surgical foreign bodies are retained more commonly than is suspected. About 50% will become symptomatic in the form of erosion into the bowel or vessels, fistulae, abscesses, obstruction, bleeding, or chronic pain. Expeditious removal is recommended. Laparoscopic retrieval is feasible especially if discovered early.
openaire   +2 more sources

Retained Surgical Sponges

Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2013
recognizing this complication when it occurs remote from the original operation, and even after hospital discharge. Our approach is based on an experience with 2 patients that we reported in 2006. Both patients sustained massive postpancreatectomy hemorrhage that was initially treated by open conversion of Billroth I procedures to Billroth II.
openaire   +2 more sources

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