RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE AS A CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; A CASE REPORT | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | ||||
| Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2014, Page 73-75 PDF (495.05 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Case Report | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsur.2014.366648 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Hisham Farouk Fergani* | ||||
| Atfeeh Central Hospital, Atfeeh, Guiza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A retained surgical foreign body is an unfortunate although avoidable event. Intraluminal migration is rare. The author reports a case of a retained surgical sponge that had migrated totally into the small bowel and presented with repeated attacks of sub-acute intestinal obstruction. An exploratory laparotomy was done with removal of the retained surgical sponge, which was followed by complete recovery. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Gossypiboma; migration; intraluminal | ||||
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