title: Intestinal obstruction due to retained, eroding surgical sponge. Case report.
abstract: A surgical sponge left in the peritoneal cavity at cesarean section eroded into the bowel and caused obstruction 3 years later. This unusual case is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Fahad Hospital, University Al-Khoban, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: al-Salem
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khwaja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008318:Malpractice; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors