MRI of a retained sponge in a dog. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Retained sponges after laparotomy may cause a broad spectrum of clinical symptoms and present a difficult diagnostic problem. We report a case of retained surgical sponge in a dog to illustrate the MRI findings of this infrequent but important cause of postoperative complications.

publication date

  • January 1, 1985

Research

keywords

  • Abdomen
  • Foreign Bodies
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Postoperative Complications

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0022374196

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/0730-725x(85)90358-3

PubMed ID

  • 3908870

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 3

issue

  • 3