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A Complication Associated with Gallstones Spilled into the Abdominal Cavity During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Ileus

, and . Emergency Medicine Investigations, 8 (01): 04 (25 June 25 June, 2019)

Abstract

Foreign bodies forgotten in the abdominal cavity are rare. Gauze and towels are the most commonly retained surgical foreign bodies and rarely, surgical instruments may be inadvertently left in the abdomen 1. Complications such as abscesses; ileus or fistulas may be the first manifestations of foreign bodies inadvertently left in the abdominal cavity 2.

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