Intestinal Obstruction due to Complete Transmural Migration of a Retained Surgical Sponge into the Intestine

Intestinal Obstruction due to Complete Transmural Migration of a Retained Surgical Sponge into the Intestine

A 56-year-old woman with a history of gynecological surgery for cervical cancer 18 years previously was referred to our hospital for colicky abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Intestinal obstruction was diagnosed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) which showed dilation of the small inte...

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Main Authors: Takashi Kato, Koji Yamaguchi, Koji Kinoshita, Kiyotaka Sasaki, Hidetoshi Kagaya, Takashi Meguro, Takayuki Morita, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Nagara Tamaki, Shoichi Horita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Retained surgical sponge
Gossypiboma
Textiloma
Intestinal obstruction
Ileus
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/346285

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