Ozkan, Orhan VeliBas, GurhanAkcakaya, AdemSahin, Mustafa2024-09-182024-09-1820112146-31232146-3131https://doi.org/10.5174/tutfd.2009.01784.1https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/10314Retained 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGossypibomatransmural migrationexpulsion per rectumArticle281949510.5174/tutfd.2009.01784.12-s2.0-79959647778Q1WOS:000293059800019N/A