Abdominal lump with intestinal obstruction: Prior history of abdominal surgery is a clue to diagnosis

Mohanty, Debajyoti; Garg, Pankaj Kumar; Kumar, Abdhesh; Jain, Bhupendra Kumar

doi:10.4103/1596-3519.129893

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“…The clinical presentation of gossypiboma includes abdominal pain, vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding, weight loss, and anemia, but can vary greatly depending on the type of host response and the location and size of the foreign body. Gossypiboma can present years after the initial surgery (8,9). Surgical cotton material, including gauze pads and compresses, are inert and do not change in the body.…”

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