title: The importance of medico-legal evaluation in a case with intraabdominal gossypiboma.
abstract: Data concerning the incidence of gossypiboma tend to fluctuate and is difficult to estimate because of a low reporting rate lest medico-legal implication. Gossypiboma is frequently located in the abdominal and pelvic cavities after gynecologic and upper abdominal surgical operations but can also follow thoracic, orthopedic, and urological and neurosurgical procedures. In medical literature, there are few articles about the medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma although it is typically subjected to a medico-legal process. In this article, we reported a 22-year-old female case with intraabdominal gossypiboma following a cesarean procedure and discussed the importance of medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uluçay
authors.forename: Mustafa Gökhan
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Dizdar
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: SunayYavuz
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aşirdizer
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D055815:Young Adult