Gossypiboma: An unusual cause of Infected Wound after Inguinal Herniotomy
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An unusual cause of inguinal pain.
A n 82 year old man was operated on for benign hypertrophy of prostrate. The surgery chosen was transurethral resection of the prostrate with high frequency current. Six weeks after surgery, the patient experienced pain in the inguinal region, more pronounced on the left side. The pain increased on coughing and straining, and was non-radiating in character. The pain increased in severity over t...
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عنوان ژورنال: APSP Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2218-8185
DOI: 10.21699/ajcr.v8i4.620