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CT scan demonstrating a longitudinal metallic foreign object lying vertically in the left lateral segment of the liver.
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A repeat CT scan of the abdomen re-demonstrated a longitudinal metallic foreign object (3.5 cm) lying vertically in the left lateral segment of the liver (Fig. 1).
Extraction of the foreign body through a laparoscopic hepatotomy.
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A small hepatotomy was created at this site, and the foreign body was extracted (Fig. 2).
The extracted foreign body which on gross examination proved to be a sewing needle.
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Gross examination proved this to be a sewing needle (Fig. 3).