Korean J Radiol.  2006 Sep;7(3):212-214. 10.3348/kjr.2006.7.3.212.

Transmural Migration of Surgical Sponge Evacuated by Defecation: Mimicking an Intraperitoneal Gossypiboma

• Choi JW
• Lee CH
• Kim KA
• Park CM
• Kim JY

• KMID: 1114355
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2006.7.3.212

Abstract

The spontaneous defecation of the surpical 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.

Keyword

Surgical sponge; Foreign bodies; Computed tomography (CT); Colon

MeSH Terms

Surgical Sponges/*adverse effects
Peritoneal Diseases/*etiology/*radiography
Humans
Foreign-Body Migration/*etiology/*radiography
Female
Diagnosis, Differential
*Defecography
*Defecation
Adult

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