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Gossypiboma possesses a serious problem for the patient as it is life-threatening and leads to medico-legal problems. Gossypiboma should be diagnosed as early as possible to give better treatment and thus decrease the mortality rate. Diagnosing of retained surgical bodies is done by radiological studies that include CT scanning, MRI scanning, ultrasonography, plain radiography and radio frequency identification chips. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery usually have a high risk of sternal wound infection which is caused by microorganisms. Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is administered to the patients before cardiac surgery to reduce or eliminate the sternal wound infection. Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the risk of postoperative infections. Use of gentamicin impregnated sponge along with preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is more effective in case of cardiac surgery. This paper mainly focuses on the microorganisms that cause infection through the retained surgical sponge, clinical manifestations of gossypiboma, diagnosis of gossypiboma and its preventive measures.