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Dr. Neelam B Vaid*, Dr. P. Yadav**
Dept. of Obst & Gynae,
University College of Medical Sciences
G.T.B. Hospital, Delhi-95, India.
* Dr. Neelam B Vaid
Additional Medical Superintendent,
Director Professor & Head
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit
** Dr. P Yadav
Senior Specialist
Published in International
Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Supplement 1
to Volume 46, Sept. 1994, PO 02.12.
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Objective
To highlight the possibility of leaving behind a part of the
instrument as a foreign body in endoscopic surgery.
Case
Report
A young lady underwent Laparoscopic Sterilization in Jan.
1985 in a camp in a village of Uttar Pradesh, India. Diagnosis
of pregnancy was missed at the time of sterilization and she
delivered a full healthy baby after 6½ months of surgery.
Since her delivery she started having pain in abdomen off
and on, more so on bending down or raising the legs.
She consulted many local doctors
in U.P. for 8 yrs. But was not relieved of pain and then referred
to Delhi in Oct. 1993 where an immediate X-ray abdomen in
pelvis. On laparotomy it was found to be embedded in the amontum.
After its removal, the lady became symptom free.
Due to repeated use of verres needle,
the outer sleeve must have got loosened and got detached and
remained in the peritoneal cavity. Since the needle was intact,
it was not noticed by the staff or surgeon.
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Facial nerve being lifted and retracted
using the slings made out of disposable rubber gloves to dissect
out the deep lobe of parotid (already dissected)
Courtesy:
Dr. Chintamani
Department of Surgery,
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College,
Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi.
Email: chintamani7@rediffmail.com
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UNUSUAL
FOREIGN BODY IN
URETHRA AND BLADDER
Dr. Rajat Saxena
M.S., DNB, MNAMS,
Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon,
Metro group of Hospitals, Noida.
Email: rajatsaxena2003@yahoo.co.in
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