title: Intestinal obstruction due to migration of a thermometer from bladder to abdominal cavity: a case report.
abstract: Intraperitoneal foreign bodies such as retained surgical instruments can cause intestinal obstruction. However, intestinal obstruction due to transmural migration of foreign bodies has rarely been reported. Here, we report a case of intestinal obstruction due to a clinical thermometer which migrated from the bladder into the abdominal cavity. A 45-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a one-year history of recurrent lower abdominal cramps. Two days before admission, the abdominal cramps aggravated. Intestinal obstruction was confirmed with upright abdominal radiography and computerized tomography scan which showed dilation of the small intestines and a thermometer in the abdominal cavity. Then laparotomy was performed. A scar was observed at the fundus of the bladder and a thermometer was adhering to the small bowels and mesentery which resulted in intestinal obstruction. Abdominal cramps were eliminated and defecation and flatus recovered soon after removal of the thermometer.
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Chao
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Yue-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D020878:Device Removal; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013821:Thermometers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Bladder; Foreign body; Intestinal obstruction; Thermometer; Transmural migration