title: Transmural migration of surgical sponge evacuated by defecation: mimicking an intraperitoneal gossypiboma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Guro Hospital of Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Woong
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chang Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyeong Ah
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Cheol Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jin Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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*