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Plain X-ray of the abdomen showing needle close to left twelfth rib.
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X-ray of the abdomen showed a horizontal metallic foreign body in the right upper abdomen with no evidence of pneumoperitoneum (Fig. 1).
CT abdomen with contrast showing the radio-opaque linear foreign body in the left lobe of the liver.
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Abdominal CT revealed a 3 cm radio-opaque pin in segment three of the liver in close proximity to the falciform ligament with no evidence of surrounding soft tissue edema, hematoma, abscess or pneumoperitoneum (Figs. 2, 3).
CT abdomen without contrast showing the needle in the left lobe of the liver.
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Abdominal CT revealed a 3 cm radio-opaque pin in segment three of the liver in close proximity to the falciform ligament with no evidence of surrounding soft tissue edema, hematoma, abscess or pneumoperitoneum (Figs. 2, 3).