SummaryWe present two cases of intestinal obstruction from retained laparotomy packs and their management. Attention to detail in theatre procedure should reduce such occurrence.

Here, we present chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) findings for three cases of mediastinal and pleural gossypiboma. Radiological manifestations varied according to the locations and chronicities of the gauze sponges and the types of reactions that they caused. CT analysis readily diagnosed gossypibomas in the early postoperative period by showing well-defined mediastinal- or pleura...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors and preventive measures for gossypibomas and their medico-legal implications in forensic medicine in the Turkish legal system. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study involved a retrospective analysis of the records of 39 patients with gossypiboma. Records were available from the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution and were surveyed fo...

A 51-year-old woman was admitted for diabetes control. She was found to have a firm, mobile, large epigastric mass during physical examination. Laboratory findings were within normal range. She had undergone cholecystectomy at another hospital 8 years ago. On computerized tomography (CT) of abdomen showed a large intra-abdominal cystic mass measuring 102 cm× 106 cm×181 cm, originating from duod...

Gossypiboma / textiloma / retained surgical sponge is an avoidable surgical complication which can lead to patient morbidity, mortality and profound medicolegal implications. Retained surgical sponge can present early as abscess formation and septic complications or follow a silent course for many years to present later as intestinal obstruction, fistula formation or simply be extruded through ...

Retained foreign bodies after surgery is a rare condition which can have medico-legal consequences. Foreign bodies forgotten in the abdomen include towels, artery forceps, pieces of broken instruments or irrigation sets, and rubber tubes. The most common surgically retained foreign body is the laparotomy sponge. Such materials cause foreign body reaction in the surrounding tissue. The complicat...

Retained surgical sponge or gossypiboma is a term used to describe retained swab in the body after operation. There are different materials that can be left abdomen during operation such as sponge, artery forceps, scissors, and pieces of broken instrument. Mop most commonly foreign body. Inadvertent retention often requires another operation, increasing morbidity mortality these patients. Despi...