Table 1 Summary of intestinal obstruction cases that caused by gossypiboma and reported in African countries ten years ago
Author | Number of cases | Patients ages | Gender | Type of operation | Clinical presentation | Type of post-operative complications | Time to presentation | Possible causes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suliman et al.2013 (9) | 3 | Between 24 and 32 ears. | females. | Caesarean section | Abdominal pain, and vomiting | Infections. Small bowel obstruction. Discharged in good condition | 5 months to 2 years | NAD |
Yorke et al. 0.2019(10) | 1 | 62 | female | Appendicitis | Abdominal pain and distension, constipation and vomiting | Infections. bowel obstruction. Discharged in good condition | 17 months | NAD |
Emegoakor et al. 2021 (11) | 1 | 28 | female | myomectomy | Abdominal pain and distension, nausea and occasional diarrhea | Infection, Partial bowel obstruction. Discharged in good condition | 9 months | NAD |
Naiem e al. 2021 (12) | 1 | 37 | female | myomectomy | Abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting | Infections. Bowel obstruction. Discharged in good condition | 6 months | NAD |
Current case | 1 | 24 | female | Caesarean section | Fever, Abdominal pain, distension and constipation | Bowel obstruction. Discharged in good condition | 24 months | NAD |