title: MDCT in the diagnosis of small-bowel obstruction by a retained surgical swab.
abstract: We describe a case report of gossypiboma (retained surgical swab), a rare occurrence secondary to a previous open surgical procedure. The incidence has been estimated at between 1 in 100 to 5 000 surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bindapersad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andronikou
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D015503:Surgical Sponges