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Plain abdominal X-ray in erect position showing the metallic nail in the region of the right iliac fossa.
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Plain abdominal X-ray of the abdomen showed the metallic nail in the region of the right iliac fossa, with no other abnormal finding, Fig. 1.
An intraoperative picture showing the metallic nail impacted at the tip of the vermiform appendix.
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During surgery surprisingly the nail was impacted the lumen of the vermiform appendix causing inflammation Fig. 2, Fig. 3.