title: An unusual cause of chronic lumbar back pain: retained surgical gauze discovered after 40 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Urology, Zabok General Hospital, Zabok, Croatia. zrajkovi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rajković
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altarac
authors.forename: Dino
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papeš
mesh_terms: 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*