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Laparoscopic removal of a large laparotomy pad forgotten in situ
S Uranüs1, C Schauer, J Pfeifer
1Department of General Surgery, Karl-Franzens University Surgical Clinic, Graz, Austria.
Surgical Laparoscopy & Endoscopy
|February 1, 1995
Abstract:
Objects forgotten during surgery are still an important complication with ethical and forensic implications. This case report describes a splenectomized patient with type II Hodgkin's disease. A large laparotomy pad (68 x 48 cm) forgotten in situ during a staging operation 6 months previously was removed laparoscopically. In asplenic patients with a permanent immune deficiency it is especially advantageous to perform surgery via the "closed" route whenever possible.