Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma
Gossypiboma refers, as a term, to a retained surgical sponge. It is considered as a rare surgical complication which can occur despite precautions. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who was admitted to our surgical department with symptoms of abdominal pain associated with episodes of nausea a...
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| author | Evangelos Margonis Dionysia Vasdeki Alexandros Diamantis Georgios Koukoulis Grigorios Christodoulidis Konstantinos Tepetes |
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| description | Gossypiboma refers, as a term, to a retained surgical sponge. It is considered as a rare surgical complication which can occur despite precautions. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who was admitted to our surgical department with symptoms of abdominal pain associated with episodes of nausea and vomiting that lasted for 2 months. Six months ago she had undergone a cesarean section in a private clinic. Computed tomography revealed a high-density mass occupying a portion of the intestinal lumen, which was reported as a “calcified parasite.” The patient was subjected to laparotomy. The intraoperative findings included signs of obstructive ileus and ileosigmoid fistula and a large sponge was found at the resected portion of the small intestine. Although gossypiboma is a rare entity, it should be included in the differential diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89f749abcb3c40f5868ca55fb3444e082025-02-03T01:09:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/32587823258782Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a GossypibomaEvangelos Margonis0Dionysia Vasdeki1Alexandros Diamantis2Georgios Koukoulis3Grigorios Christodoulidis4Konstantinos Tepetes5Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, Larissa, 41110 Thessaly, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, Larissa, 41110 Thessaly, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, Larissa, 41110 Thessaly, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, Larissa, 41110 Thessaly, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, Larissa, 41110 Thessaly, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, Larissa, 41110 Thessaly, GreeceGossypiboma refers, as a term, to a retained surgical sponge. It is considered as a rare surgical complication which can occur despite precautions. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who was admitted to our surgical department with symptoms of abdominal pain associated with episodes of nausea and vomiting that lasted for 2 months. Six months ago she had undergone a cesarean section in a private clinic. Computed tomography revealed a high-density mass occupying a portion of the intestinal lumen, which was reported as a “calcified parasite.” The patient was subjected to laparotomy. The intraoperative findings included signs of obstructive ileus and ileosigmoid fistula and a large sponge was found at the resected portion of the small intestine. Although gossypiboma is a rare entity, it should be included in the differential diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3258782 |
| spellingShingle | Evangelos Margonis Dionysia Vasdeki Alexandros Diamantis Georgios Koukoulis Grigorios Christodoulidis Konstantinos Tepetes Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma |
| title_full | Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma |
| title_fullStr | Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma |
| title_short | Intestinal Obstruction and Ileocolic Fistula due to Intraluminal Migration of a Gossypiboma |
| title_sort | intestinal obstruction and ileocolic fistula due to intraluminal migration of a gossypiboma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3258782 |
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