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