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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2014; 20(9): 2426-2428
Published online Mar 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2426
Intestinal obstruction due to migration of a thermometer from bladder to abdominal cavity: A case report
Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Chao Duan, Yue-Hua Hu, Xin-Ying Gao, Jian Gong, Ming Cheng, Yan-Qing Li
Jing Nie, Bo Zhang, Yan-Qing Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
Yan-Chao Duan, Department of Internal Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China
Jing Nie, Yue-Hua Hu, Xin-Ying Gao, Jian Gong, Department of Gastroenterology, Taian Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China
Bo Zhang, Department of Infections, Taian Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China
Ming Cheng, Department of General Surgery, Taian Central Hospital, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Nie J and Zhang B contributed equally to this work; Nie J, Zhang B, Duan YC, Hu YH, Gao XY, Gong J, Cheng M and Li YQ collected the data and managed and reviewed the case; Nie J and Zhang B wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Yan-Qing Li, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, 107 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China. niejingjing2006@163.com
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Received: October 21, 2013
Revised: November 14, 2013
Accepted: January 8, 2014
Published online: March 7, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: Intestinal obstruction due to transmural migration of foreign body is a rare condition. Here we report a case of intestinal obstruction due to transmural migration of a thermometer from the bladder to the abdominal cavity. The patient recovered soon after removal of the thermometer.