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 |
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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). |
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ISSN: | 1755-6783 0974-6005 |
DOI: | 10.4103/1755-6783.102087 |