title: Fate of retained foreign bodies in the peritoneal cavity.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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