title: MRI features of neurosurgical gossypiboma: report of two cases.
abstract: Retained surgical sponge is an uncommon complication in neurosurgical practice. We report two patients with retained surgical gauze and describe the clinical presentation and the characteristics of the foreign body on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajshekhar
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chandy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002490:Central Nervous System; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D015503:Surgical Sponges