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Herein, we review related data from India to ascertain if the problem is better or worse than that reported in world literature.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n A literature search was performed on PubMed and Google Scholar, to collect and analyze all case reports and case reviews regarding the condition in India.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n On analysis of the results, there were 100 publications reporting a total of 126 events. The average patient age was 38.65 years. Average time to discovery was 1225.62 days. Forty-nine percent of reported cases were discovered within the 1\n st<\/jats:sup>\n year. The most common clinical features were pain (73.8%), palpable mass (47.6%), vomiting (35%), abdominal distention (26%), and fever (12.6%). Spontaneous expulsion of the gossypiboma was noted in five cases (3.96%). 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