Trans-visceral migration of retained surgical gauze as a cause of intestinal obstruction: a case report

INTRODUCTION: A retained surgical sponge in the abdomen is uncommon although it is likely that this finding is underreported in the medical literature. The intravisceral migration of retained surgical gauze is even rarer, as demonstrated by the very few cases reported. CASE PRESENTATION: Three years...

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Main Authors: Grassi, Nello, Cipolla, Calogero, Torcivia, Adriana, Bottino, Alessandro, Fiorentino, Eugenio, Ficano, Leonardo, Pantuso, Gianni
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2249600/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18218083
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-17
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