An Extremely Rare Complication of Varicose Vein Surgery: Retained Foreign Body

Fındık O., Aydın U., Düzyol C., Barış Ö., Koçoğulları C. U.

CASE REPORTS IN SURGERY, vol.2014, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2014
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1155/2014/584580
  • Journal Name: CASE REPORTS IN SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Foreign body is among complications of surgery. But as a complication of varicose vein surgery it was reported extremely rarely and, to our knowledge, there is only one paper in the literature. A case with retained sponge which was detected five months after varicose vein surgery was presented.