Ozkan, Orhan VeliBAS, GurhanAkcakaya, ADEMŞAHİN, Mustafa2020-10-302020-10-302011-03-01Ozkan O. V. , BAS G., Akcakaya A., ŞAHİN M., -Transmural Migration of a Retained Sponge Through the Rectum: A Case Report-, BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.28, ss.94-95, 2011http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/27082Retained 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.Case ReportArticleWOS:0002930598000197995964777810.5174/tutfd.2009.01784.1