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intestine
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The tag 'intestine' on WindowsForum.com covers a medical case where surgical scissors were left inside a patient's body, causing damage to her intestine. The thread discusses the incident, including the patient's symptoms, the discovery via X-ray, and the resulting harm to the intestine and other organs. This content is relevant for users interested in medical errors, surgical complications, and patient safety issues involving the intestine.
The routine op should have been a snip - but Veronika Cruz, 35, was left in agony for three years after surgeons left a huge pair of scissors inside her.
Bungling medics had left the eight-inch long scissors behind during an operation to remove her ovaries in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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