Retained surgical sponge presenting as a case of intestinal obstruction
| Main Authors: | Chiemelu Dickson Emegoakor, Henry Chukwuka Nzeako, Kenneth Oluchukwu Ugwuanyi, Celestine Ifeanacho Okafor, Arinze Chukwuma Ijezie |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5132714 |
Daftar Isi:
- Retained surgical sponge or gossypiboma is a term used to describe a retained swab in the body after operation. There are different surgical materials that can be left in the abdomen during operation such as sponge, artery forceps, scissors, and pieces of broken instrument. Mop is the most commonly retained foreign body. Inadvertent retention of foreign body in the abdomen often requires another operation, increasing the morbidity and mortality in these patients. Despite the complications associated with this condition, they are rarely published because of medicolegal implications. We report a case of 28-year-old woman who presented on account of 9 months history of colicky abdominal pain, abdominal distention and mass following open myomectomy in a private hospital.