Spontaneous Transmural Migration and Impaction of Gossypiboma: A Rare Cause of Acute Intestinal Obstruction

Spontaneous Transmural Migration and Impaction of Gossypiboma: A Rare Cause of Acute Intestinal Obstruction

Retained surgical sponge is not uncommon yet an underreported event. Spontaneous transmural migration into hollow viscera is further rare but reported occurrence. We present a case of 49-year-old male who apparently had undergone exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy for trauma 4 years back, pr...

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Main Authors: Nitin Nagpal, D.S Sidhu, Gurdhian Singh, Salvinder Singh Toor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2016-10-01
Series:International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Subjects:
intestinal obstruction
retained surgical sponge
textiloma
Online Access:http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2208/21027_F(P)_PF1(P_VSU)_PFA(GH)_PF2(VsuGH).pdf
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Summary:Retained surgical sponge is not uncommon yet an underreported event. Spontaneous transmural migration into hollow viscera is further rare but reported occurrence. We present a case of 49-year-old male who apparently had undergone exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy for trauma 4 years back, presented to Emergency Department with features of small intestinal obstruction. On exploration laparotomy a bezoar-like intraluminal foreign body impacted at 20cm from ileocaecal junction which on per enterotomy retrieval was a surgical sponge.
ISSN:2277-8543
2455-6874

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