PMC4672839_01
Chest radiograph showing protaper file at the level of L2-L3 (immediately after ingestion).
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F1
A postero-anterior chest radiograph demonstrated the presence of sharp foreign object at the level L2-L3 (Figure 1), just below the shadow of the diaphragm.
Chest radiograph showing movement of protaper file after 24 h of ingestion.
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F2
This radiograph suggested the presence of the endodontic instrument in the caecum of the large intestine (Figure 2).
Chest radiograph after file was excreted.
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F3
Retrieved protaper file.
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F4