Spontaneous Transmural Migration of Surgical Sponges

Postoperative retained surgical sponges or other foreign bodies are usually underreported. Radio-opaque materials are usually detected on follow-up radiological investigations, but radiolucent materials such as sponges create diagnostic problems and clinically mimic various abdominal pathologies. In...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Godara, Sanjay Marwah, R.K. Karwasra, Rohit Goel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409602943