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MRI views showing two well-circumscribed collections located in the right and left iliac fossa with spongiform pattern and entrapped air bubbles
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F1
Given the unavailability of the CT scan that day for technical reasons, an emergency abdominal MRI showed two well-circumscribed collections located in the right and left iliac fossa with spongiform pattern and entrapped air bubbles (Figure 1).
A) intra-operative view showing the surgical towel found in the perisigmoid collection; B) the surgical towel found in the right iliac fossa
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F2
A thorough examination found a per sigmoid collection containing a surgical towel (Figure 2) which became adhered to the sigmoid colon and caused its perforation (Figure 3) and another collection in the right iliac fossa containing another surgical towel (Figure 2) having caused a small bowel perforation located 70 cm from the ileo-caecal valve (Figure 3).
A) intra-operative view showing the sigmoid colon perforation; B) the small bowel perforation
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F3
A thorough examination found a per sigmoid collection containing a surgical towel (Figure 2) which became adhered to the sigmoid colon and caused its perforation (Figure 3) and another collection in the right iliac fossa containing another surgical towel (Figure 2) having caused a small bowel perforation located 70 cm from the ileo-caecal valve (Figure 3).