title: Gossypiboma: an unusual foreign body of the male urethra.
abstract: We present a case of a fifty year old man who presented with multiple incisions in the peno-scrotal skin with extensive gangrenous changes. At debridement, a defect was identified in the bulbar urethra, through which two gauze pieces were removed. The post infective raw area was covered with a gracilis myocutaneous flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondy-Cuddalore main road, Pillayarkuppam, Puducherry 607402 India.
authors.forename: S Manoj
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Karthik
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondy-Cuddalore main road, Pillayarkuppam, Puducherry 607402 India.
authors.forename: R Manoj
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondy-Cuddalore main road, Pillayarkuppam, Puducherry 607402 India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ananthakrishnan
keywords: Complication; Foreign body; Fournier’s gangrene; Metal catheterization; Urethra