• 1879 - FEWSMITH - Accidental retention of catheter in ovarian tumor
• 1896 - MacLAREN - Statistics of FB in the peritoneal cavity
• 1898 - BOLDT - FB accidentally left in the abdominal cavity
• 1901 - BECK - The fate of foreign bodies in the peritoneum
• 1903 - BROTHERS - Foreign body in the uterus
• 1908 - FINDLEY - FB left in the abdominal cavity after operation
• 1909 - CROSSEN - Surgery without detached pads or sponges
• 1913 - SMITH - Needles in the abdominal cavity
• 1915 - MANN - Foreign bodies left in the abdomen and in wounds
• 1917 - CROSSEN - Foreign bodies left in abdomen
• 1919 - LaROQUE - Gauze sponge expelled from the urinary bladder
• 1922 - WHITE - Instruments left in the peritoneal cavity: 44 cases
• 1925 - FB Lawsuit 1
• 1925 - FB Lawsuit 2
• 1925 - FB Lawsuit 3
• 1933 - GREENHILL - Foreign bodies left in the abdomen after operation
• 1935 - EDIT - Report of six lawsuits arising from foreign bodies 
• 1939 - LEWISON - A safe surgical sponge