title: [A case of intestinal obstructions caused by a gossypiboma].
abstract: The Authors explain a case of intestinal obstruction due to a gossypiboma. They stress the great importance of the prevention in surgical operations (count of surgical towels, exploration of the surgical site) and the role of the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: A.O.U. "Gaetano Martino", U.O.C. di Chirurgia Oncologica, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Querci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trimboli
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Torchia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lemma
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control