Gossypiboma left behind in a cesarean section ended up with a failed laparotomic excision, which demanded another laparotomy to remove it: a rare case report.

Introduction And Importance: Retained surgical items are an uncommon complication for surgical operations, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 5500 to 1 in 18 000 operations. Retained surgical sponges are the most common retained surgical items, accounting for nearly 70%. In 1884, Wilson reported the first retained foreign body after laparotomy.