THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDICO-LEGAL EVALUATION IN A CASE WITH
INTRAABDOMINAL GOSSYPIBOMA
Ulucay T, Dizdar MG, Yavuz MS, Asirdizer M.
Forensic Science International. 2010; 198(1-3): e15-e18.
ABSTRACT
Data concerning the incidence of
gossypiboma tend to fluctuate and is difficult to estimate because of a low reporting rate lest medico-legal
implication. Gossypiboma is frequently located in the abdominal and pelvic cavities after gynecologic and upper abdominal surgical
operations but can also follow thoracic, orthopedic, and urological and neurosurgical procedures. In medical
literature, there are few articles about the medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma although it is typically subjected to
a medico-legal process.
In this article, we reported a 22-year-old
female case with intraabdominal gossypiboma following a cesarean procedure and discussed the importance of medico-legal evaluation
of gossypiboma.
Keywords: gossypiboma, intraabdominal
operations, medico-legal evaluation
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