An unusual cause of chronic lumbar back pain: retained surgical gauze discovered after 40 years.
Rajković
Zoran
Z
Department of Surgery Urology, Zabok General Hospital, Zabok, Croatia. zrajkovi@gmail.com
Altarac
Silvio
S
Papeš
Dino
D
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*