ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023
Retained surgical item (Gossypiboma): a case report and literature review.
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- The illusion of malignancy: a rare case of post-hysterectomy gossypiboma misinterpreted as ovarian cancer.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Gossypiboma following cesarean section presenting as acute abdomen and sepsis: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- The gauze that time forgot: unmasking a liver mass and the surgical lessons etched in cotton.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
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- Gossypiboma left behind in a cesarean section ended up with a failed laparotomic excision, which demanded another laparotomy to remove it: a rare case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Retained surgical item is a known incidental surgical complication that is a mass of a sponge. This cotton matrix is left behind in the body cavity after surgical procedures. It is an incidental, rare medical error. Case presentation: Here, the authors present a case of a 30-year-old woman who had undergone a cesarean section 2 months ago and presented with the cardinal symptoms of small bowel obstruction. A computerized abdominal tomography (CT) scan showed a well-defined tubular hyperdense structure adherent to the anterior abdominal wall that exerts a mass effect on the adjacent small bowel loops. Following the computerized abdominal tomography results, an exploratory laparotomy resection and anastomosis of a small segment of the ileum were performed. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the patient has remained disease-free to date. Clinical discussion: Because it is not anticipated, and its clinical manifestations are variable, it is frequently misdiagnosed, and often unnecessary radical surgical procedures are performed. Conclusion: It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any postoperative case with an unresolved or unusual presentation.
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