Sonographic findings of intraabdominal foreign bodies due to retained gauze |
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| Authors: | Wing K. Chau MD Kwok H. Lai Kwang J. Lo |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Shih-Pai, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The ultrasonic images obtained in 2 patients with retained gauze in the abdomen are presented. Identification of a cystic mass with highly irregular internal echoes in patients with previous laparotomy should alert the radiologist to the possibility of foreign body retention. |
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| Keywords: | Abdomen, foreign bodies Retained gauze, ultrasound diagnosis |
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