title: Gossypiboma mimicking posterior urethral stricture.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Foreign bodies in the urogenital tract are not uncommon. Hairpins, glass rods, umbilical tapes, ball point pen are described in lower urogenital tract. Retained gauze piece (gossypiboma) in posterior urethra may cause diagnostic dilemma. Symptoms and investigations may mimic stricture of posterior urethra.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two cases of retained gauze pieces in the urethra are described here. The micturating cystourethrogram was suggestive of posterior urethral stricture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Two cases described here had retained gauze piece as a cause of filling defect and abnormal appearance in the micturating cystourethrogram. Gossypiboma may be a possibility where posterior urethral stricture are seen after previous surgery in paediatric age group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the setting of previous urogenital surgery gossypiboma should be kept in the differential diagnosis where posterior urethral stricture are seen in the paediatric age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura, Patna, Bihar, India. Electronic address: bindeyster@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bindey
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authors.lastname: Kumar
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authors.forename: Sanjay Kumar
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authors.forename: Rajiv Nayan
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