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- Title
Toraks içinde unutulan cerrahi malzemeye bağlı geliş en mitral kapak fonksiyon bozukluğu.
- Authors
ÜNLÜ, Murat; DEMİRKOL, Sait; BALTA, Şevket; BOZLAR, Uğur; KARA, Kemal; ÖZCAN, Ayhan
- Abstract
Retained surgical material (Gossypiboma) is a rare complication of surgery. Although surgically retained materials is commonly reported in the abdominal cavity, it may be seen in different sites of the body. We herein report a case of surgically retained intrathoracic material in a woman who had hiatal hernia surgery one year ago. She was admitted to our outpatient clinic with a shortness of breath and palpitation. We detected the increased of mitral valve gradient and mitral regurgitation due to a retained surgical material.
- Publication
Gulhane Medical Journal, 2014, Vol 56, Issue 4, p264
- ISSN
1302-0471
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5455/gulhane.22422