title: Sonographic findings of intraabdominal foreign bodies due to retained gauze.
abstract: The ultrasonic images obtained in 2 patients with retained gauze in the abdomen are presented. Identification of a cystic mass with highly irregular internal echoes in patients with previous laparotomy should alert the radiologist to the possibility of foreign body retention.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D001458:Bandages; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014463:Ultrasonography