Gossypiboma

Abstract

Gossypiboma, otherwise called as Textiloma in which a surgical sponge or a cotton swab is unintentionally left behind in the surgical wound. This is an uncommon surgical complication and are under reported because of the medicolegal implications. It is most commonly diagnosed in the intra-abdominal cavity and is also reported in the thorax, extremities, breast and central nervous system. The diagnosis of gossypiboma may cause embarrassment, humiliation, loss of job and medicolegal suits1.