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Kirti Anna Koikkara1, Joseph Chacko Paul1, Vineeth Joseph Abraham1
1Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Absorbable hemostatic agents are commonly used in clinical practice and their imaging appearance is less known. In our case series, we demonstrate how absorbable hemostatic agents can masquerade as other clinically and medicolegally significant conditions such as gossypiboma and infected collections. Through our report, we aimed to describe the imaging features of absorbable hemostatic agents, to compare them with their imaging mimics, and provide a comprehensive review of the available literature.
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