Gossypiboma

Case contributed by Masoud Farhadi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Recent cesarean section surgery.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Abdominopelvic x-ray demonstrates a radiopaque curvilinear structure in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, which is a typical picture of a gossypiboma.

Case Discussion

This case typically demonstrates a gossypiboma (retained surgical gauze).

The patient underwent surgery, and the surgical gauze was removed.

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