"Surgical Sponges" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as GOSSYPIBOMA if accidentally retained in the body following surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D015503
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Sponges- Surgical Sponges
- Surgical Sponge
- Sponge, Surgical
- Sponges, Surgical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Sponges" by people in Profiles.
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A Comparison of Hemostatic Patches Versus Pericardium Allograft for the Treatment of Complex Peyronie's Disease With Penile Prosthesis and Plaque Incision. Urology. 2019 07; 129:113-118.