Textiloma, migration of retained long gauze from abdominal cavity to intestine

Retaining of long gauzes and surgical sponges in the abdomen is one of the most frequent medical errors usually manifests as abscess or abdomino- cutaneus fistulas and with no definite symptoms during lifetime. Here, we introduce a 35 year old woman with an intestino-cutaneal fistula caused by retai...

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Main Authors: Hojjat Molaei Govarjin, Mohsen Talebianfar, Farinaz Fattahi, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/3209