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The location of the broken needle in lateral and anteroposterior radiographs, which located in the intersection (cyan arrow) of cross two needles of 20 ml syringe
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Plain radiographs of the sacrum (Figure 1) were obtained to determine the location of the broken sewing needle and to rule out an injury to the rectum.
A: the broken needle and the permanent magnet, B: the permanent magnet used in the operation, the length of the broken needle is about 1,2 cm.
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Because the sewing needle was made of steel, we finally decided to put a permanent magnet into a sterile glove (Figure 2) to help us extract the needle. The broken needle was then successfully extracted from the incision without cerebrospinal fluid leakage (as is shown in the Figure 2 and 3).
Schematic diagram of operation process was shown in Figure 3
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The broken needle was then successfully extracted from the incision without cerebrospinal fluid leakage (as is shown in the Figure 2 and 3).