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Surgical Sponges

Known as: Sponge, Surgical, Sponges, Surgical, Surgical Sponge 
Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as GOSSYPIBOMA if accidentally retained in the body following surgery.
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Review
2008
Review
2008
The retained surgical sponge following laparotomy; forgotten atsurgery, often forgotten at diagnosis. Our experience.
Retained surgical sponge following laparotomy is an oversight with potentially serious repercussions for the patient, the… 
2006
2006
A foreign body (gossypiboma) in pregnancy: first report of a case
The technical name for a surgical sponge left in the body of a patient is inadvertent “gossypiboma.” The word is derived from the… 
2002
2002
[The retained surgical sponge, an ongoing surgical problem].
: The retained surgical sponge seems to be an ongoing problem. Despite the fact that reports of retained surgical sponges are… 
1998
1998
Perirenal textiloma: MR and serial CT appearance
Abstract. We describe changes in imaging features of a textiloma (retained surgical sponge or retained foreign body) left in the… 
1987
1987
Erosion of the duodenal wall caused by the migration of a retained surgical sponge into the duodenal lumen.
A case of erosion of the duodenal wall is reported, which was caused by a retained surgical sponge after choleystectomy. The… 
1985
1985
Retained surgical sponge after laparotomy
Erosion of a retained surgical sponge into the intestine is an unusual occurrence and may make its appearance months or years… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Ultrasonography in the detection of intra‐abdominal retained surgical sponges.
Six cases of confirmed retained surgical sponges are reviewed. In five patients a clean, clear‐cut acoustic shadow could be… 
1982
1982
Retained Surgical Sponges: Diagnostic Dilemma and an Aid to their Recognition
Radiographs of 51 surgical sponge markers—the complete spectrum of such markers likely to be encountered in clinical radiography… 
1982
1982
Clinical evaluation of a low lint surgical sponge.
To evaluate a new low lint, nonwoven surgical sponge material, a prospective, stratified, randomized, single blind study of 232… 
1968
1968
Migration of surgical sponge into small intestine.
  • L. B. Mason
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1968
  • Corpus ID: 26163694
To the Editor:— The fate of retained foreign bodies after surgical operations is often unrecorded because of an understandable…