[A case of a foreign body--surgical linen left in the abdominal cavity 25 years earlier]

Ginekol Pol. 1996 May;67(5):274-6.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

A case of 2 surgical linen measuring 12 x 7 cm left after surgery for prolapsed recti performed 25 years earlier is presented. Symptoms suggesting ovarian cancer and details of operation performed to remove the foreign body are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Granuloma / diagnosis*
  • Granuloma / etiology
  • Granuloma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Medical Errors*
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery