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Black arrows indicate the pin
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Fig1
However, with a high index of suspicion, the radiologist performed a fluoroscopy and found the FB, likely a straight pin, was actually in the posterobasal segment of the right lung (Fig. 1).
Retrieved pin
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Fig2
A hole in the lung was made against the pin using cautery before the pin was completely and smoothly taken out (Fig. 2).