Open AccessTransmural penetration of sigmoid colon and rectum by retained surgical sponge after hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Woo Young Shin,
Chan Hyuk Im,
Sun Keun Choi,
Yun-Mee Choe,
Kyung Rae Kim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i10.3052
Subject(s) - gossypiboma , medicine , rectum , sigmoid colon , colonoscopy , surgery , hysterectomy , abdomen , lower abdominal pain , foreign body , colorectal cancer , cancer
Gossypiboma is a surgical sponge that is retained in the body after the operation. A 39-year-old female presented with vague lower abdominal pain, fever, and rectal discharge 15 mo after hysterectomy. The sponge remaining in the abdomen had no radiopaque marker. Therefore a series of radiographic evaluations was fruitless. The surgical sponge was found in the rectosigmoid colon on colonoscopy. The sponge penetrated the sigmoid colon and rectum transmurally, forming an opening on both sides. The patient underwent low anterior resection and was discharged without postoperative complications.