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Sonographic diagnosis of a retained surgical sponge in the breast

✍ Scribed by Bruno D. Fornage

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
299 KB
Volume
15
Category
Article
ISSN
0091-2751

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✦ Synopsis

A retained surgical sponge is an infrequent occurrence, since sponges are carefully counted at the end of all major surgical procedures. Since sponges undergo no decomposition, they usually result in an inflammatory reaction and subsequent foreign body granuloma.' Misleading postoperative complications resulting from retained sponges after thoracic or abdominal surgery include a chronic sinus tract, erosion into adjacent viscera, and secondary abscess formation. Sonographic patterns of retained sponges in the abdomen have already been

No case has yet been reported after breast surgery.

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