title: To forget is human: the case of the retained bulb.
abstract: The scenario of a forgotten instrument or foreign body has plagued surgical procedures from the early days. It has been estimated that the incidence of retained foreign bodies is around one in every 1,000-1,500 intra-abdominal operations and can be expected to occur at least once per year in hospitals where 8,000-18,000 major surgeries are performed annually. We report a case of a forgotten asepto bulb in the vagina following a robot-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Ave, Suite 310, 23507, Norfolk, VA, USA. sakhelk@evms.edu.
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakhel
authors.affiliation: Valley OBGYN Clinic PC, Saginaw, MI, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hines
keywords: Hysterectomy; Pneumoperitoneum; Retained foreign body; Robotic