Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen
Retention of surgical instruments, most commonly small laparotomy sponges, is a known complication of surgery. Such retained instruments may remain silent or may cause a variety of complications. We report a case in which a retained laparotomy towel migrated into the colon. This is an infrequently r...
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| description | Retention of surgical instruments, most commonly small laparotomy sponges, is a known complication of surgery. Such retained instruments may remain silent or may cause a variety of complications. We report a case in which a retained laparotomy towel migrated into the colon. This is an infrequently reported complication. We were able to document the passage of the towel through the colon on plain radiographs. The USG and MRI findings are also described. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21c0741cd252481c89c15a616251b4832022-12-21T19:13:03ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging0971-30261998-38082009-07-01190321922110.4103/0971-3026.54889Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumenUmut Ozyer0Fatih Boyvat1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, TurkeyRetention of surgical instruments, most commonly small laparotomy sponges, is a known complication of surgery. Such retained instruments may remain silent or may cause a variety of complications. We report a case in which a retained laparotomy towel migrated into the colon. This is an infrequently reported complication. We were able to document the passage of the towel through the colon on plain radiographs. The USG and MRI findings are also described.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.54889retained spongesurgery complicationstransmural migration |
| spellingShingle | Umut Ozyer Fatih Boyvat Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging retained sponge surgery complications transmural migration |
| title | Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen |
| title_full | Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen |
| title_fullStr | Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen |
| title_short | Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen |
| title_sort | imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen |
| topic | retained sponge surgery complications transmural migration |
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