Legal and surgical medical aspects of the oblits. Presentation of a case

Abstract

Introduction: The oblite is a foreign body forgotten inside a patient during a surgical intervention; its real incidence is not clear because in many cases they are not reported in the hospital because of the medical-legal implications. Case report: A 41-year-old male patient goes to the emergency department for presenting a complicated appendicitis chart, an emergency surgery is performed, subsequently presents an enterocutaneous fistula. Patient goes to the doctor which evidences the presence of a foreign body at the level of the wound, which is extracted. Discussion: When there are dark diagnostic pictures after surgery, the clinical suspicion of an oblite should be followed by the completion of complementary examinations and immediate removal. Conclusion: Understanding this complication will allow adequate preventive measures to be taken and will facilitate prompt clinical suspicion with timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment.