Gossypiboma discovered 24 years after prostate surgery, a forgotten but never forgiven complication

Forgetting gauze or “a surgical drape” inside a patient after surgery is a rare medical error. It can lead to severe complications, high hospital costs and medico-legal implications. As a result, this complication is often not reported, mainly to avoid retaliation and because it can initiate extensi...

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Autores principales: Molina, Gabriel A, Fuentes, Germanico, Jimenez, Andres, Proaño, Estefany J, Chango, Paulina E, Uzcategui, Maria Isabel, Alvear, Ronald S, Rubio, Cristina B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9556332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36245560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjac464

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9556332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36245560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjac464

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