RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE AS A CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; A CASE REPORT | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | ||
| Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 73-75 PDF (495.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: Case Report | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejsur.2014.366648 | ||
| 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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