A Case of Intracolonic Surgical Sponge misdiagnosed as Intraperitoneal Foreign Body.
- Author:
So Joung KIM
1
;
Byung Il YUN
;
Chang Hee LEE
;
Tae Ui LEE
;
Jeong Seok SEO
;
Doo Yong CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, KonKook University, College of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body;
Retained surgical sponge
- MeSH:
Abdominal Abscess;
Foreign Bodies*;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Peritonitis;
Postoperative Period;
Rubber;
Surgical Instruments;
Surgical Sponges*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2004;47(12):2476-2480
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intraperitoneal foreign body is a rare but extremely troublesome condition. Such as forceps, rubber tubes, pieces of broken instruments can retained during surgery but most commonly foreign body is the surgical sponge. The retained foreign body produce intra-abdominal abscess, peritonitis, intestinal obstruction in the postoperative period or even after weeks, months or years and very uncommonly migrate into the bowel. We report a case of intracolonic surgical sponge misdiagnosed as retained intraperitoneal foreign body with brief review of literatures.
