Asymptomatic retained surgical gauze towel diagnosed 32 years after nephrectomy

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 885-888

  Cevik, Ibrahim ^a   Dillioglugil, Ozdal ^b   Ozveri, Hakan ^a   Akdas, Atif ^a  

^a Bagdat Cad No 448 Kat: 1   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complication; Nephrectomy; Retained gauze

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GAUZE DRESSING; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETAINED INSTRUMENT; RETROPERITONEUM; STAGHORN STONE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; SURGICAL SPONGES; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 56249097587     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9383-2     Document Type: Article

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