A foreign body granuloma is a mass lesion consisting of a foreign body with host reaction. Its diagnosis is not always easy in respect of its similarity to soft tissue sarcoma. The most common foreign body is surgical sponge which can be detectable macroscopically. We present a foreign body granuloma in the left buttock caused by microscopic surgical materials that developed into a large lesion...

Gauze swabs soaked in normal saline are frequently used as dressing on open wounds. Their exact mechanism of action is not known. This study was designed to assess the hypothesis that normal saline dressings act in part as an osmotic dressing. Ten patients had skin ulcers (n = 10) dressed with normal saline soaked sponges. Acting as controls (n = 10) identical sponges were placed upon intact sk...

INTRODUCTION Numerous cases are described of patients in whom foreign objects were found after surgery. Foreign body granuloma caused by retained surgical sponge, also called gossypiboma, mostly occur in the abdominal cavity but very seldom in limbs. CASE PRESENTATION A 29-year-old Caucasian man presented with asymmetrical walking pattern and progressive pain in his leg, which was severely in...

The article presents the results of obtaining a neutral biomaterial in form sponge based on aqueous mass collagen isolated from hide cattle while maintaining original fibrous structure. It has been established that at concentration water 5-6%, high porosity is observed. With an increase biomaterial, its sorption capacity increases. shown “Hemogubka” with 87% pronounced hemostatic effect rabbits...

BACKGROUND Gossypiboma is the term for a surgical complication resulting from foreign materials such as a surgical sponge or gauze that was accidentally left inside a patient's body. CASE REPORT Here, we report the case of a 62-year-old woman with gossypiboma. She underwent surgery due to an abdominal mass that was preoperatively considered a tumor. Intra-postoperatively, it was diagnosed as ...

A 45-year old woman presented with a 5-month history of coughing, eight months after surgery for post-tubercular fibrosis with bronchiectasis. Upon computerized tomography (CT) scanning, a sponge-like structure was seen in the pneumonectomy cavity near the stump of the right main bronchus. Bronchoscopic examination revealed a whitish mass blocking the right main bronchial stump which, upon atte...

a subcutaneous implantation of maccrated tumor bits (mela noma B16) into the right axillary region by a Becton Dickin son BD13 needle. Tumor growth was divided into three periods, according to tumor size. Using 65 Zn and 59 Fe, the homeostasis of zinc and iron in mice with melanomas was studied at 5†" 6days (unde tectable tumor), 10 days (medium-size tumor), and 18†" 20 days (large-size tum...