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Imaging of a retained laparotomy towel that migrated into the colon lumen

Retention of surgical instruments, most commonly small laparotomy sponges, is a known complication of surgery. Such retained instruments may remain silent or may cause a variety of complications. We report a case in which a retained laparotomy towel migrated into the colon. This is an infrequently r...

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Autores principales: Ozyer, Umut, Boyvat, Fatih
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2766885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881091
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.54889