A retained surgical foreign body is an unfortunate although avoidable event. Intraluminal migration is rare. The author reports a case of a retained surgical sponge that had migrated totally into the small bowel and presented with repeated attacks of sub-acute intestinal obstruction. An exploratory laparotomy was done with removal of the retained surgical sponge, which was followed by complete recovery.
Fergani, H. (2014). RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE AS A CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; A CASE REPORT. The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 33(1), 73-75. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2014.366648
MLA
Hisham Farouk Fergani. "RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE AS A CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; A CASE REPORT", The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 33, 1, 2014, 73-75. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2014.366648
HARVARD
Fergani, H. (2014). 'RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE AS A CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; A CASE REPORT', The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 33(1), pp. 73-75. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2014.366648
VANCOUVER
Fergani, H. RETAINED SURGICAL SPONGE AS A CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; A CASE REPORT. The Egyptian Journal of Surgery, 2014; 33(1): 73-75. doi: 10.21608/ejsur.2014.366648
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