Abdominal gossypiboma - surgical towel
Diagnosis probable
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- There is missed towel in the left region seen as spongiform appearance with gas bubbles.
- Previous history of operations is a key for diagnosis.
- It can cause adhesions or even get
infectioninfected resulting in internal fistula. - Some towels have radio-opaque element to help detection by plain radiograph.
-<li>There is missed towel in the left region seen as spongiform appearance with gas bubbles</li>-<li>It can cause adhesions or even get infection resulting in internal fistula.</li>- +<li>There is missed towel in the left region seen as spongiform appearance with gas bubbles.</li>
- +<li>Previous history of operations is a key for diagnosis.</li>
- +<li>It can cause adhesions or even get infected resulting in internal fistula.</li>
- +<li>Some towels have radio-opaque element to help detection by plain radiograph.</li>
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