Chronically retained gauze (gossypiboma) resembling a mature cystic teratoma after Cesarean delivery: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A foreign body left behind during an operation is a medico-legal issue. It is an infrequent but avoidable surgical complication, which must be kept in mind in any postoperative patient who presents with pain, infection, or palpable mass. The author presents a rare case of chronic gossypiboma following a Cesarean delivery in a 40-year-old woman, who was a Para III patient from Western Ethiopia. She had been experiencing dull, aching pain since her previous Cesarean section four years prior. To address her complaints, she visited multiple health facilities where she was prescribed pain relief medications and antibiotics. The patient was eventually taken to the operating room with a preliminary diagnosis of a mature cystic teratoma. However, during laparotomy, surgical gauz

SUBMITTER: Tilahun T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12560319 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature