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Transmural migration of surgical sponge evacuated by defecation: mimicking an intraperitoneal gossypiboma. 2006

Jae Woong Choi, and Chang Hee Lee, and Kyeong Ah Kim, and Cheol Min Park, and Jin Yong Kim
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Guro Hospital of Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

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.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010532 Peritoneal Diseases Pathological processes involving the PERITONEUM. Peritoneal Disease
D003672 Defecation The normal process of elimination of fecal material from the RECTUM. Bowel Function,Bowel Movement,Bowel Functions,Bowel Movements,Defecations
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D005548 Foreign-Body Migration Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body. Foreign Body Migration,Foreign-Body Migrations,Migration, Foreign-Body,Migrations, Foreign-Body
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015503 Surgical Sponges Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as GOSSYPIBOMA if accidentally retained in the body following surgery. Sponge, Surgical,Sponges, Surgical,Surgical Sponge
D019841 Defecography Radiographic examination of the process of defecation after the instillation of a CONTRAST MEDIA into the rectum. Defecographies

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