Textiloma, migration of retained long gauze from abdominal cavity to intestine

Retaining of long gauzes and surgical sponges in the abdomen is one of the most frequent medical errors usually manifests as abscess or abdomino- cutaneus fistulas and with no definite symptoms during lifetime. Here, we introduce a 35 year old woman with an intestino-cutaneal fistula caused by retained long gauze in the abdomen entered the terminal ileum,9 months after cesarean section. This is called “Textiloma”. There is no report of textiloma in Iran and there are only a few cases in the world.