An unusual cause of small bowel obstruction: Gossypiboma – case report

An unusual cause of small bowel obstruction: Gossypiboma – case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The term "gossypiboma" denotes a mass of cotton that is retained in the body following surgery. Gossypiboma is a medico-legal problem especially for surgeons. To the best of our knowledge, the patient presented herein is th...

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Main Authors: Inceoglu Resit, Gencosmanoglu Rasim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-09-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
gossypiboma
foreign bodies
retained surgical towel
intestinal obstruction
radiography
CT
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/3/6

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