Transmural migration of surgical sponge evacuated by defecation: mimicking an intraperitoneal gossypiboma.
The spontaneous defecation of the surgical retained sponge is very rare. Here, we report a case of migrating surgical sponge that was retained in the colon and it was evacuated by defecation.
Choi
Jae Woong
JW
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Guro Hospital of Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Chang Hee
CH
Kim
Kyeong Ah
KA
Park
Cheol Min
CM
Kim
Jin Yong
JY
D000328:Adult; D003672:Defecation; D019841:Defecography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D015503:Surgical Sponges / Q000009:adverse effects*