Fate of retained foreign bodies in the peritoneal cavity.
Two patients with retained laparotomy pads after laparotomy had pain, abscess formation, and bleeding, with erosion of the pad into the small bowel and colon.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery