title: Gossypiboma treated by colonoscopy.
abstract: Gossypibomas are an unusual postoperative complication and are reluctantly reported in the literature. In the past, the patient would require a laparotomy. More recently, they have been treated laparoscopically and percutaneously by interventional radiology. This is the first case report of a gossypiboma treated with colonoscopy. This may represent an addition treatment option for this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University Hospital, 150 Bergen Street, C320, Newark, NJ 07103-2406, USA. mrifellow@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Clay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hinrichs
authors.forename: Sosamma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Methratta
authors.forename: Albert C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ybasco
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D015503:Surgical Sponges