Laparoscopic removal of a large laparotomy pad forgotten in situ.
Surg Laparosc Endosc
; 5(1): 77-9, 1995 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7735549
ABSTRACT
Objects forgotten during surgery are still an important complication with ethical and forensic implications. This case report describes a splenectomized patient with type II Hodgkin's disease. A large laparotomy pad (68 x 48 cm) forgotten in situ during a staging operation 6 months previously was removed laparoscopically. In asplenic patients with a permanent immune deficiency it is especially advantageous to perform surgery via the "closed" route whenever possible.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surgical Sponges
/
Foreign-Body Reaction
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Laparoscopy
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Aspects:
Ethics
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Surg Laparosc Endosc
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Austria