The importance of medico-legal evaluation in a case with intraabdominal gossypiboma

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Ulucay T., Dizdar M. G., SunayYavuz M., Asirdizer M.

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, vol.198, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 198
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.01.013
• Journal Name: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Data concerning the incidence of gossypiboma tend to fluctuate and is difficult to estimate because of a low reporting rate lest medico-legal implication. Gossypiboma is frequently located in the abdominal and pelvic cavities after gynecologic and upper abdominal surgical operations but can also follow thoracic, orthopedic, and urological and neurosurgical procedures. In medical literature, there are few articles about the medico-legal evaluation of gossypiboma although it is typically subjected to a medicolegal process.