Abstract
The ultrasonic images obtained in 2 patients with retained gauze in the abdomen are presented. Identification of a cystic mass with highly irregular internal echoes in patients with previous laparotomy should alert the radiologist to the possibility of foreign body retention.
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Chau, W.K., Lai, K.H. & Lo, K.J. Sonographic findings of intraabdominal foreign bodies due to retained gauze. Gastrointest Radiol 9, 61–63 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887803
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887803