Abtisam Alharam¹*, Naser Aldebani^1,2 and Tawfik Abuzalout^1,3

¹Department of General Surgery, Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya
²Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Libyan International Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
³Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya

*Corresponding Author: Abtisam Alharam, Department of General Surgery, Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya.

Received: January 24, 2024; Published: February 06, 2024

Abstract

Textiloma is postsurgical complication that may lead to different type of medical challenges in the surgical operation field. It may happened with surgeon, gynecologist or obstetrician due to emergency situation and lack of professional preventive measurement protocols with medico-legal implications as a result of it.
We present a case of 41-year-old woman with history of abdominal discomfort and nausea due to intraluminal migration of abdominal textiloma 5 months post cesarean delivery without interference of the bowel function and feeding process.

Keywords: Textiloma; Abdomen; Cesarean Section

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Citation

Citation: Abtisam Alharam., et al. “Abdominal Textiloma: Intraluminal Migration of Missed Gauze Post Cesarean Section".Acta Scientific Clinical Case Reports 5.3 (2024): 22-24.

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