Transdiaphragmatic migration of forgotten gauze sponge: an unreported entity of lung abscess.
Migration of left in foreign bodies like gauze sponge into intestine, stomach, urinary bladder and their extrusion through umbilicus or rectum is well known. We report a unique case wherein a gauze sponge was left in abdominal cavity 25 years back at the time of initial surgery. This patient who had not undergone any thoracic surgery in the past was recently subjected to posterolateral thoracotomy for a right sided lung abscess and a large sponge gauze was unbelievably recovered from the area of lung abscess.
Lone
Ghulam Nabi
GN
Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Sheri-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir 190011, India. gn_lone@yahoo.co.in
Bhat
Asif Hamid
AH
Tak
Mohamad Yousuf
MY
Garcoo
Showkat Ahmad
SA
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D016896:Treatment Outcome