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Chest radiograph after half an hour, showing no evidence of instrument.
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Chest radiograph was clear (Figure 1).
Abdomen radiograph after half an hour, showing instrument in lumbosaccaral region of intestine.
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The file was detected in abdominal radiograph (Figure 2), suggesting its presence in lower gastrointestinal tract at lumbosacral level, which was confirmed by a radiologist.
Abdominal radiograph after 3 days with no evidence of instrument.
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The abdominal radiograph (Figure 3) was clear with no evidence of file, suggested that that the file passed out which was confirmed by radiologist.