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- Title
Transmural Migration of a Retained Sponge Through the Rectum: A Case Report.
- Authors
Özkan, Orhan Veli; Baş, Gürhan; Akçakaya, Adem; Şahin, Mustafa
- 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.
- Subjects
SURGICAL sponges; MEDICAL errors; ABDOMINAL surgery; PELVIC surgery; MYOMECTOMY
- Publication
Balkan Medical Journal, 2011, Vol 28, Issue 1, p94
- ISSN
2146-3123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5174/tutfd.2009.01784.1