Ariz Charles, Horton Karen M, Fishman Elliot K
Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3253, Baltimore, MD 21287-0801, USA.
Emerg Radiol. 2004 Dec;11(2):95-9. doi: 10.1007/s10140-004-0373-0.
Retained foreign bodies in the abdomen and pelvis are an uncommon occurrence after surgical operations but have serious medicolegal implications. The radiologist plays an important role in suggesting the diagnosis of a retained foreign body. This article reviews the use of three-dimensional CT as a problem-solving tool in the identification, localization, and presurgical planning of retained surgical foreign bodies.
