Rasikh Maqsood, Haseeb Haider Zia.
Gossypiboma.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;59(3):245-6.

The Term “Gossypiboma” denotes a mass of cotton that is retained in the body following surgery. Usually the patient presents with vague abdominal symptoms and the gauze is seen in an imaging investigation. Fistula formation between the intestinal lumen and the cavity around the gauze is also common. Rarely the gauze migrates and may pass into the lumen of intestine or urinary bladder. Retained surgical gauze has been reportedly passed out per urethra [1]. To document a rare presentation of retained surgical gauze, this case is being reported.

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