PMC3461773_01
Extraction of the gauze in case 1
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F1
She subsequently had wound re-exploration, with the finding at operation revealing a strip of gauze (gauzoma) well tucked (encapsulated) into the lower flap, with some strands extruding into the subcutaneous layer [Figure 1].
PMC3461773_02
Shows the extracted gauze in case 2
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F2
A deep-seated abscess, with some free chromic catgut sutures were encountered extruding from encapsulated surgical gauze left on the right side [Figure 2].