An unusual radiopaque image through an orthopantomogram film

Ai-Ruhaimi, Khalid A.; Nwoku, Alagumba L.

doi:10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80716-7

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“…Forgotten surgical gauze may be found incidentally before the warning signs and symptoms appear [6]. Clinical symptoms may include persistent pain, fever, swelling, unhealed surgical wounds, and purulent drainage.…”

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Maxillofacial Gossypiboma: Case Report, Review of the Literature, and Diagnosis Algorithm

Carvalho

Costa

Chaves

et al. 2019

J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg.

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Gossypiboma is a retained surgical sponge and represents a rare complication with an uncertain incidence probably due to medical-legal implications. It is an iatrogenic condition solely due to human factors. While the medical literature has previously described cases of this entity after orthopedic, abdominal, otorhinolaryngology, and plastic surgery procedures, gossypibomas in oral and maxillofacial region are uncommon. It can mimic neoplasms or other injuries, which may promote a delayed diagnosis; thus, the differential diagnosis should be based on clinical history in each particular case. Although there are no pathognomonic features of gossypiboma in oral and maxillofacial region, the most common symptoms suggestive of persistent inflammation include pain, fever, swelling, surgical wounds that do not heal, and purulent drainage. The aim of this study was to report a maxillofacial gossypiboma misdiagnosed as third molar surgeryrelated odontogenic infection and a diagnosis algorithm.

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“…Postoperative complications of forgotten surgical gauzes may occur at any time in the postoperative period [3], and clinically this situation may be associated with persistent bleeding and infection discharge [4,6]. In some cases, the missed surgical gauze can be accidentally found before the onset of signs and symptoms.…”

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Maxillofacial Gossypiboma: Case Report, Review of the Literature, and Diagnosis Algorithm

Carvalho

Costa

Chaves

et al. 2019

J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg.

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“…2 Foreign bodies in this region may cause several early or late postoperative complications. 3,4 Pain, edema, abscesses, and fistulae may occur in the immediate postoperative period; abscesses, chronic fistulae, bleeding, paresthesia, pseudotumors, and fibrosis may be seen in the middle or long-term. 2 In the present case there were no complications during the 48-hour period between procedures.…”

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Corpo estranho em loja amigdaliana como complicação de amigdalectomia

Enoki¹,

Testa²,

Morais³

et al. 2010

Braz. j. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)

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“…[4][5][6][7][8][9] Forgotten surgical materials can cause various complications in the early or late post-operative period. 1,9 Pain, swelling, abscess, and fistula formation may be seen in the early post-operative period; while abscess formation, chronic fistula, bleeding, paresthesia, pseudo-tumor, and fibrosis can be seen in the late post-operative period.…”

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“…There are only a few reported cases of forgotten surgical materials in surgical sites in the literature. 1 Even fewer cases are reported that relate to the orofacial region. 2 To our knowledge, there is only one case report presenting a surgical needle left in a surgical area.…”

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confidence: 99%