Oclusão intestinal por compressas cirúrgicas intraluminais: experiência de cinco casos

Despite being unusual, retained foreign bodies after surgical procedures is a matter of great concern for surgeons. The main purpose of this article is to describe five cases of intestinal obstruction due to intraluminal surgical sponges. The average time between the first operation and the intestin...

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Main Authors: Christiano Marlo Paggi Claus, Cesar Giovani Conte, Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho, Renato Valmassoni Pinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912007000400016&lng=en&tlng=en