Intractable duodenal ulcer caused by transmural migration of gossypiboma into the duodenum - a case report and literature review

Table 2 Reported cases of transmural migration of gossypiboma into the gastrointestinal organs according to the impacted gastrointestinal organs: review of the selected literature (2000–2013)

The impacted gastrointestinal organs	No. of patients	References
Stomach	5	[9, 19, 27–29]
Duodenum	7	[2, 4–8, 26]
Small intestine	23	[7, 9–14, 19, 20, 27–45]
Colon	5	[15, 46–49]
Small intestine and colon	3	[16, 17, 50]
Rectum	3	[1, 18, 48]

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