Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Vogel R

Publications

• Case Report
  Retained Surgical Gauze Swab Migration in a Paraplegic Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
  Author(s): Vogel R, Rudin D and Ladurner AVogel R, Rudin D and Ladurner A
  
  Introduction: Gossypiboma is a serious but uncommon complication of surgical interventions. Most case reports and reviews refer to abdominal or thoracic surgery. Retained postoperative foreign bodies in limb or spine surgery are less commonly encountered. We present a case of gossypiboma in a paraplegic patient originating from pararectal surgery and detected 15 years after index surgery for infectious migration to the left thigh. Case Presentation: A 56-year-old paraplegic patient with complete sensory deficit in both legs presented with signs of an infected haematoma at the left thigh. At the time of surgical evacuation cotton tissue originating from a surgical gauze swab was retrieved. After a thorough investigation of the patient’s medical history, polytrauma treatment consisting of emergent laparotomy with abdominal gauze packing .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000914

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