Gossypiboma: retained surgical sponge after a gynecologic procedure.

We report on a case of gossypiboma. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal mass. She had undergone a caesarean operation 23 years previously.

An analysis of 13 patients with perforated gastric carcinoma: A surgeon's nightmare?

Background And Objectives: Perforation is a rare complication of gastric carcinoma and generally not diagnosed preoperatively. To clarify the clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with this condition we reviewed 13 cases of gastric cancer perforation who required emergency surgery.

Methods: A total of 13 patients with gastric cancer perforation were retrospectively reviewed.