Intravesical foreign body after inguinal herniorrhaphy. Case report.
A 36-year-old male teacher living on the Pacific Island of Tuvalu presented with a surgical gauze swab that had been left behind after an inguinal hernia operation. It had migrated into the urinary bladder where it had remained for 15 months.
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Princess Margaret Hospital, Funafuti, Tuvalu.
D000328:Adult; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000209:etiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D001743:Urinary Bladder; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology