title: Pulmonary embolism caused by a surgical sponge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, Columbia 65212.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Kester
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hassien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D015503:Surgical Sponges