 Gossypiboma or textiloma
Gossypiboma, textiloma or more retained foreign object (RFO) is the technical term for surgical complications resulting from foreign materials, such as a surgical sponge, accidentally left inside a patient's body. The term "gossypiboma" is derived from the Latin gossypium (“cotton wool, cotton”) . "Textiloma" is derived from textile (surgical sponges have historically been made of cloth). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypiboma Comments are closed.
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