Surgical item left in the abdomen six years after abdominoplasty: case report

Surgical item left in the abdomen six years after abdominoplasty: case report

The retained surgical item in patients after closure of the wound is a situation that although rare is preventable and requires specific care such as institutional protocols for prevention. We report a case of removal of an already encapsulated pads by fibrin tissue (textiloma) from a patient six ye...

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Main Authors: Glayse June Sasaki Favarin, Eduardo Favarin, Amanda Nunes Borges, Airton Moreira Pinto Junior, Viviane Alessio Baggio, Nicoly de Souza Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
Subjects:
foreign bodies
seroma
abdominoplasty
surgical instruments
surgical sponges
Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1801/en_v31n4a23.pdf
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