Retained gauze in the abdomen following prior laparotomy.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Bello, Usman; Muktar, Umar; Ismail, Nasiru
- Source
- Nigerian Journal of Basic & Clinical Sciences. Jul-Dec2021, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p153-155. 3p.
- Subject
- *ABDOMINAL surgery
*ABDOMEN
*SURGICAL complications
- Language
- ISSN
- 0331-8540
Retained gauze in the abdomen (Gossypiboma) is a serious complication of abdominal surgery that often leads to medicolegal lawsuits. The most important risk factor is a failure of gauze count before and after laparotomy. Other related factors in order of occurrence include abdominal, gynaecologic, urologic and vascular procedures. We herein present a case of retained gauze following prior laparotomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]