Dear Editor, Bleeding following tooth extraction is of concern to patients. Bleeding due to tooth extraction causes discomfort for patients. Proper control of bleeding is thus important. Postextraction oozing is common. However, bleeding usually stops after gauze is placed over the socket and compressed by biting down on the gauze for 30-60 min. In some patients oozing persists. A combination o...

DEPENDING on anatomical locations, foreign body granulomas as sequellae of surgical operations are of varying clinical importance. Many substances have been recognized as etiological agents. Lycopodium and talcum powder are no longer used as glove lubricants in hospitals, and are seldom seen in surgical specimens by the pathologist. Since Lee and Lehman 5 first reported the use of non-irritatin...

We report a 22-year-old man with a solid mass in the right proximal leg, which was furned out to be a gossypiboma. MR imaging revealed a well-defined mass lesion that showed intermediate signal intensity at T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) and slightly high signal intensity at T2-weighted imaging (T2WI). Wavy, low-signal-intensity stripes were visible within the fluid-filled central cavity. At surgic...

PURPOSE To detect whether chitin and sepia ink sponge (CS) can promote wound healing and elevate impact of CS on phagocytosis ability of macrophages. METHODS Forty-eight rats were assigned to four groups: Normal group (Normal), negative control group (Con), chitin and sepia ink sponge group (CS) and positive control Surgicel Gauze(r) group (SG). Deep second-degree burn model was created in ra...

OBJECTIVE To compare advanced hemostatic dressings: HemCon (HC), QuikClot ACS+ (advanced clotting sponge, and two granular agents: Celox (CX) and WoundStat (WS), with a standard field dressing in a swine model of extremity hemorrhage. METHODS We randomized 30 animals to treatment with a standard dressing or a hemostatic agent applied to a 2 x 6-mm injury in the femoral artery and vein after 4...

objectives to develop a guide to estimate blood absorbed by surgical gauze. materials and methods a clinical experiment was conducted using aspirated blood and common surgical gauze to create a realistic amount of absorbed blood in the gauze. different percentages of staining were photographed to create an analogue for the amount of blood absorbed by the gauze. results a visual analogue scale w...

Gossypiboma refers to a tumorus mass that is caused by a foreign body reaction due to an accidentally retained gauze or sponge within the body following surgery. Here, we report the case of gossypiboma in a 29-year-old woman with lower abdominal discomfort over a period of 2 years. In her medical history, she had a Cesarean section 11 years ago. Transvaginal ultrasonography showed an 8.5× 6.4 c...

BACKGROUND Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the leading cause of fatality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of zeolite mineral (QuikClot - Advanced Clotting Sponge [QC-ACS]) on blood loss and physiological variables in a swine extremity arterial injury model. METHODS Sixteen swine were used. Oblique groin incision was created and a 5 mm incision was made. The animals were allocated ...

Introduction. Gossypiboma or textiloma is used to describe a retained surgical swab in the body after an operation. Intraabdominal surgical sponge is an uncommon surgical error. The incidence of gossypiboma has been reported as high as 1 in 1000 to 15,000 intraabdominal operations. Gossypiboma may cause serious morbidity and may lead to mortality. Case presentation. Herein, we report a 24 years...