scholarly journals RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE IN ABDOMEN – A CASE REPORT

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Navdeep Kaur ◽  
Harvinder Singh Chhabra ◽  
Amandeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Major Complication ◽  
Surgical Sponge ◽  
Retained Surgical Sponge ◽  
Retained Foreign Body ◽  
Undesirable Event ◽  
Before And After

Retained foreign body is a major complication that can occur in early or delayed postoperative period having both clinical as well as medicolegal implications. We hereby report a case of 47-year-old female with retained surgical sponge in abdominal cavity after hysterectomy. Thorough count of all sponges before and after any surgery can aid in avoiding such an undesirable event and preferable use of labelled sponges can help in early diagnosis in such cases.

scholarly journals Small Bowel Perforation due to Gossypiboma Caused Acute Abdomen

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahsin Colak ◽  
Tolga Olmez ◽  
Ozgur Turkmenoglu ◽  
Ahmet Dag
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Small Bowel ◽  
Foreign Body Reaction ◽  
Acute Abdominal Pain ◽  
Surgical Complication ◽  
Bowel Perforation ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Surgical Sponge ◽  
Palpable Mass ◽  
Retained Foreign Body

Gossypiboma, an infrequent surgical complication, is a mass lesion due to a retained surgical sponge surrounded by foreign body reaction. In this case report, we describe gossypiboma in the abdominal cavity which was detected 14 months after the hysterectomy due to acute abdominal pain. Gossypiboma was diagnosed by computed tomography (CT). The CT findings were a rounded mass with a dense central part and an enhancing wall. In explorative laparotomy, small bowel loops were seen to be perforated due to inflammation of long standing gossypiboma. Jejunal resection with end-to-end anastomosis was performed. The patient was discharged whithout complication. This case was presented to point to retained foreign body (RFB) complications and we believed that the possibility of a retained foreign body should be considered in the differential diagnosis of who had previous surgery and complained of pain, infection, or palpable mass.

scholarly journals Retained surgical sponge presenting as a case of intestinal obstruction

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-416
Author(s):  
Chiemelu Dickson Emegoakor ◽  
Henry Chukwuka Nzeako ◽  
Kenneth Oluchukwu Ugwuanyi ◽  
Celestine Ifeanacho Okafor ◽  
Arinze Chukwuma Ijezie
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Intestinal Obstruction ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
The Body ◽  
Abdominal Distention ◽  
Surgical Sponge ◽  
Retained Surgical Sponge ◽  
Retained Foreign Body ◽  
History Of

Retained surgical sponge or gossypiboma is a term used to describe a retained swab in the body after operation. There are different surgical materials that can be left in the abdomen during operation such as sponge, artery forceps, scissors, and pieces of broken instrument. Mop is the most commonly retained foreign body. Inadvertent retention of foreign body in the abdomen often requires another operation, increasing the morbidity and mortality in these patients. Despite the complications associated with this condition, they are rarely published because of medicolegal implications. We report a case of 28-year-old woman who presented on account of 9 months history of colicky abdominal pain, abdominal distention and mass following open myomectomy in a private hospital.

scholarly journals Surgical Sponge After Splenectomy: A Rare Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3793-3795
Author(s):  
Yashwant R. Lamture ◽  
Varsha Gajbhiye ◽  
Aditya Mundada
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Operative Procedure ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Postoperative Recovery ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
Blunt Injury ◽  
Lumbar Region ◽  
Surgical Sponge ◽  
Retained Foreign Body ◽  
The Right

A gossypiboma is a cotton sponge retained in the abdominal cavity after the operative procedure. It leads to tremendous morbidity, loss of money and even occasional death of the patient. Another problem on the part of treating the surgeon is defamation and medicolegal issue. We report a case of a 25- year young man presented with pain in abdomen and vomiting for six months, History of a lump in the right lumbar region for two months and with constipation for five days. He had operated for splenectomy after a blunt injury to the abdomen eight months back. On clinical examination, adhesive obstruction of bowel was suspected. On computed tomography, (CT), a foreign body was revealed. On laparotomy, there was evidence of sponge in a jejunum. By doing enterotomy, a large sponge was removed. Postoperative recovery was not associated with significant complications. An essential precaution is to look for retained foreign body and confirmation before the closure of any body cavity, as there may even after all precautionary exercises, occur retention of foreign bodies. Hence consider always the possibility of gossypiboma in the differential diagnosis of chronic abdominal pain or a mass in patients with a history surgery.

scholarly journals Retained foreign body in intra-abdominal cavity (gossypiboma): A case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
A. Taheriniya ◽  
A. Heidarpour ◽  
R. Nikray ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Retained Foreign Body

scholarly journals Violence-related periorbital trauma with a retained foreign body: a case report

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Dell’Aversana ◽  
Gaetano Marenzi ◽  
Pasquale Piombino ◽  
Domenico Testa ◽  
Giacomo De Riu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Retained Foreign Body

scholarly journals Gossypiboma (retained surgical sponge) induces septic shock after previous breast surgery: A case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 2050313X1983047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pin-Keng Shih
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Septic Shock ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Radical Mastectomy ◽  
Surgical Sponge ◽  
Retained Surgical Sponge ◽  
Percutaneous Abscess Drainage ◽  
Consciousness Disturbance ◽  
Retained Surgical Sponges ◽  
The Right

Foreign body granuloma caused by retained surgical sponge is also called gossypiboma or textiloma, is mostly described in the abdominal cavity, with only a very few cases of retained surgical sponges located in breasts. A 48-year-old female came to our emergency department due to shortness of breath with consciousness disturbance. Sixteen years previously, she had gone through modified radical mastectomy. Eight years later, she received breast reconstruction. At emergency department, her hemodynamic status was unstable. Besides, there was one mass lesion with abscess in the right axillary region, and percutaneous abscess drainage was performed. She was sent to the medical intensive care unit for further care of septic shock. Because her symptoms and signs did not improve, we decided to perform fasciectomy and surprisingly found one retained surgical sponge in her breast. After the operation, she recovered well and the wound was stable. Due to limited literature available, we present a case of gossypiboma in the breast with a clinical manifestation of septic shock.

scholarly journals Glass Removed During Endoscopic Prepatellar Bursectomy

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Thomas X. Nguyen ◽  
Shelton A. McKenzie ◽  
Thomas X. Nguyen ◽  
William J. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Viable Alternative ◽  
Wound Complications ◽  
Retained Foreign Body ◽  
Endoscopic Bursectomy ◽  
Prepatellar Bursitis ◽  
Inflamed Tissue

Foreign body objects could be a cause of prepatellar bursitis. This is the only reported case in the literature describing prepatellar bursitis caused by a glass foreign body and the use of endoscopy to retrieve it. During an endoscopic bursectomy to alleviate symptoms of prepatellar bursitis, glass was discovered. The glass was removed and the prepatellar space irrigated and debrided to removed inflamed tissue. This case highlights the only case report of prepatellar bursitis caused by a retained foreign body and the use of endoscopy to remove it. Endoscopic bursectomy is a viable alternative to open bursectomy to minimize wound complications and allow faster recovery.

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