PMC239862_01
Abdominal x-ray (AP view) showing the needle in the region of the liver
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F1
X-ray abdomen revealed a foreign body (? needle: fig 1) in the region of the liver.
Ultrasound of the abdomen showing the abscess and the needle in the right lobe of the liver
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F2
Ultrasound examination of the abdomen (fig 2) and contrast enhanced computed tomography scan(fig 3) confirmed the presence of a needle in the right lobe of the liver along with an abscess of the size 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm in the segment V(according to the Couinaud's nomenclature of liver segments).
Contrast enhanced computed scan of the abdomen showing the abscess and needle in the right lobe of the liver
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F3
Ultrasound examination of the abdomen (fig 2) and contrast enhanced computed tomography scan(fig 3) confirmed the presence of a needle in the right lobe of the liver along with an abscess of the size 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm in the segment V(according to the Couinaud's nomenclature of liver segments).
The sewing needle after retrieval
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F4
There was an abscess of the size of 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm in the segment V (five), about 200 cc of pus was drained and a broken sewing needle of the size 3 cm(fig 4) was retrieved.