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disease > trauma > foreign body > textiloma

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textiloma  

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  • Gossypiboma, textiloma or more broadly Retained Foreign Object (RFO) is the technical term for surgical complications resulting from foreign materials, such as a surgical sponge, accidentally left inside a patient's body. (Wikipedia)

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