Transmural migration of a retained sponge through the rectum: A Case Report
Balkan Medical Journal, vol.28, no.1, pp.94-95, 2011 (Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 28 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2011
- Doi Number: 10.5174/tutfd.2009.01784.1
- Journal Name: Balkan Medical Journal
- Journal Indexes: Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.94-95
- Keywords: Expulsion per rectum, Gossypiboma, Transmural migration
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Retained surgical sponge in the abdomen following abdominal and pelvic surgery is an uncommon condition. Here we present a case of retained surgical sponge with unusual presenting symptoms. A 27-year old female patient presented to our department with a foreign body localized in the anal region. She had a past history of a myomectomy 1 year earlier. Clinical examination and radiographic workout revealaed a sponge migrating towards the rectum. The sponge was removed under visual guidance of rectoscopy without laparotomy. The patient was discharged without complications. © Trakya University Faculty of Medicine.