Transmural Migration of Gossypiboma into Stomach:A Case Report [PDF]
Gossypiboma is the term given to retained abdominal sponges. The statistics of its incidence is more likely to be underestimated because most of the time such cases are not reported due to the fear of medicolegal complications.
Sana Sharafat Ali +3 more
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Successful Endoscopic Removal of a Transmural Internally Migrating Gossypiboma [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Serious Complications of EUS-Guided Hepaticoesophagostomy due to Transmural Stent Migration [PDF]
Thoracic complications, such as biliopleural fistula and bile leaking into the right pleural cavity, are serious adverse events of transmural endoscopic ultrasound- (EUS-) guided biliary drainage involving EUS-guided hepaticoesophagostomy (EUS-HES).
Mateusz Jagielski +3 more
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Transmural migration of Gossypiboma presenting as Intestinal obstruction [PDF]
Gossypiboma or retained surgical sponge is rare but serious complication of surgery. It is a surgeon’s nightmare with medicolegalcomplications.It amounts to medical negligence of the surgical team.Diagnosis is often delayed owing to nonspecific ...
G Dwethi1 , Ch Vikas2 , T Ramesh3
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TRANSMURAL MIGRATION OF SURGICAL SPONGE INTO CECUM: A RARE CASE REPORT [PDF]
Retained foreign body in the abdominal cavity following surgery is a continuing problem. We report a case of an 18 year old man who was referred with abdominal pain and cecal mass.
R. Omranipour +1 more
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Intestinal Obstruction due to Complete Transmural Migration of a Retained Surgical Sponge into the Intestine [PDF]
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 +9 more
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Transmural migration of a gossypiboma: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. [PDF]
Adôrno IF +6 more
europepmc +5 more sources
Transmural Migration of Gossypiboma: a Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen. [PDF]
Gossypiboma is the retained foreign body which is generally a cotton sponge/gauze after surgery. Incidence of gossypiboma is around one in 3000 to 5000 surgeries. This low incidence is mainly attributed to a low case reporting due to an associated medicolegal aspect.
Agrawal H +5 more
europepmc +4 more sources
Transmural Migration of Gossypiboma with Intraluminal Small-Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report. [PDF]
BACKGROUND The term "gossypiboma" refers to a textile matrix surrounded by a foreign-body reaction. Gauze, surgical dressings, and sponges are the most frequently retained materials after abdominal surgeries. The incidence is variable and underreported, mostly due to the legal consequences of their discovery, but also because many patients remain ...
de Sousa JB +4 more
europepmc +4 more sources
Small-Bowel Impaction Caused by Mechanical Interlocking Between Duodenal Metal and Biliary Plastic Stents. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Duodenal self‐expandable metal stents (SEMS) are widely used to treat malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). However, stent migration is a well‐known complication. We report a rare case of small‐bowel impaction caused by the migration of a duodenal SEMS with a biliary plastic stent (PS).
Otagiri S +9 more
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