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Acta chirurgica Hungarica · Oct 1997
Case ReportsStrangulated intestinal obstruction due to forgotten eroding laparotomy pad.
- A Gökalp, I Sanal, G Maralcan, N Aybasti, and H Erkol.
- Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Gaziantep University Hospital, Kolejtepe, Turkey.
- Acta Chir Hung. 1997 Oct 9;35(3-4):271-6.
AbstractSmall-bowel obstruction from impacted intraluminal foreign body after laparotomy is encountered but rarely. This report presents a case in which a laparotomy pad left in the abdomen caused strangulated intestinal obstruction after cholecystectomy.
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