Gossypiboma: An important preventable cause of morbidity

An uncommon complication of any surgery is iatrogenic retained foreign body. This condition is gossypibomas. In this case report, we present cases of middle-aged females who had undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and came to us with feature of intestinal obstruction. She was diagnosed radiologic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of tropical medicine and public health 2012-07, Vol.5 (4), p.397
Hauptverfasser: Parashari, Umesh, Khanduri, Sachin, Saxena, Sugandha, Bhadury, Samarjit
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Zusammenfassung:An uncommon complication of any surgery is iatrogenic retained foreign body. This condition is gossypibomas. In this case report, we present cases of middle-aged females who had undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and came to us with feature of intestinal obstruction. She was diagnosed radiologically, and later a review surgery was performed. A prompt diagnosis and treatment is necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality of this condition. It is to emphasize that any post-operative patient who present to us with complaints of pain or obstruction, the differential diagnosis must include retained foreign body (gossypibomas).
ISSN:1755-6783
0974-6005
DOI:10.4103/1755-6783.102087