According to the reporter, during a lap cholecystectomy procedure, prior to the incision, a scrub put the laparoscopic trocar in the visualization system.The surgeon removed the trocar from the visualization system and put the scope in.A piece of plastic was visualized on the monitor and removed from the patient's abdomen.Upon investigation, the lumen of the visualization system was found to have a piece missing.The supervisor was notified, x-rays were taken and cleared by doctors.No foreign body was left behind.
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