Intestinal obstruction due to retained, eroding surgical sponge. Case report
al-Salem, A.H.; Khwaja, S.
Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica 155(3): 199-200
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5482 PMID: 2741628 Document Number: 341758
A surgical sponge left in the peritoneal cavity at cesarean section eroded into the bowel and caused obstruction 3 years later. This unusual case is presented.
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