Intrarectal Migration of a Surgical Compress: A Case Report
Published: 2024-10-08
Page: 358-362
Issue: 2024 - Volume 7 [Issue 2]
Bachar Amine
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.
El Kinani Siham
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.
El Azhari Ilias *
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.
Essaidi Zakaria
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.
Elabbassi Taoufik
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.
Bensardi Fatima Zahra
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, University of Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Rectal foreign body challenge by its complexity emergency departments around the world. The diagnosis and management need a delicate approach, the foreign body can be successfully extracted by digital maneuver, endoscopy or surgery. We report here a rare case of a transanal migration of a surgical compress after anal biopsy. The surgical compress was retrieved after defecation by using enema. This article was written to raise awareness about the possibility of transanally migration of medical objects and the management of such phenomena.
Keywords: Intrarectal migration, rectal foreign body, transanal migration, colonoscopy