[Rare foreign body in the lumen of the small intestine]

The pathologic conditions caused by forgotten surgical gauze give rise to many different clinical pictures and are very hazardous for the patient. Such patient are seldom reported in the medical literature, mainly due to legal implications. That's why authors describe a case of surgical gauze forgotten after gynecologist procedure. The interval between the causative operation and the admission in our hospital was 7 months. The tentative diagnosis was jejunal tumor. Definitive diagnosis was made intraoperatively, we find surgical gauze 25 cm x 30 cm of diameter in jejunum with jejuno-jejunal fistula which protect patient against ileus.