A foreign body (gossypiboma) in pregnancy: First report of a case

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-131

  Dane, Cem ^a   Yayla, Murat ^a   Dane, Banu ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gossypiboma; Pregnancy; Retained surgical sponges

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GOSSYPIBOMA; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; OVARY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL SPONGE;

EID: 33745293938     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-006-0181-5     Document Type: Article

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