title: Laparoscopic removal of an artery forceps.
abstract: Numerous foreign bodies, such as surgical gauze, pads and instruments, and other items, have been left behind in the abdominal cavity during open surgeries. These have been traditionally removed at redo open surgeries. Here we describe a case of an artery forceps left behind at a previous surgery (open cholecystectomy and appendicectomy) performed 5 years earlier that was removed by laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India. reddypk@eth.net
authors.forename: Prasanna Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Radha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramamoorthy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venkatsubramanian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muralidharan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013525:Surgical Instruments