Gossypiboma: Retained Surgical Sponge after a Gynecologic Procedure

We report on a case of gossypiboma. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal mass. She had undergone a caesarean operation 23 years previously. The mass in the right abdominal quadrant was suspected by abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The mass was...

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Main Authors: Aziz Sümer, M. Ali Çarparlar, Ömer Uslukaya, Vedat Bayrak, Çetin Kotan, Ozgur Kemik, Umit Iliklerden
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/917626
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description We report on a case of gossypiboma. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal mass. She had undergone a caesarean operation 23 years previously. The mass in the right abdominal quadrant was suspected by abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The mass was removed by laparotomy excision and the final diagnosis was gossypiboma.
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spelling doaj-art-fdc9b745ca984754b58922ec8b76fdfc2025-02-03T06:12:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/917626917626Gossypiboma: Retained Surgical Sponge after a Gynecologic ProcedureAziz Sümer0M. Ali Çarparlar1Ömer Uslukaya2Vedat Bayrak3Çetin Kotan4Ozgur Kemik5Umit Iliklerden6Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200 Van, TurkeyDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yil University, 65200 Van, TurkeyWe report on a case of gossypiboma. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal mass. She had undergone a caesarean operation 23 years previously. The mass in the right abdominal quadrant was suspected by abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The mass was removed by laparotomy excision and the final diagnosis was gossypiboma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/917626
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title Gossypiboma: Retained Surgical Sponge after a Gynecologic Procedure
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