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Retained surgical sponge mimicking GIST: Laparoscopic diagnosis and removal 34 years after original surgery

The term gossypiboma denotes a cotton foreign body retained inside the patient during surgery, a rare surgical complication. The symptoms following this entity are non-specific, such as pain, palpable mass and fever, which make clinical diagnosis difficult. The computerized tomography (CT) scan is t...

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Autores principales: Justo, Jonatan W R, Sandler, Paulo, Cavazzola, Leandro T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23626417
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.107133