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Non-contrast computed tomography showing a radiopaque foreign body compatible with the patient's history of a swallowed needle, located in the distal portion of the third segment of the duodenum/ligament of Treitz
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Extraction of the foreign body from the cecum using endoscopic forceps to grasp the sharp pin tip
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Using hot biopsy forceps, the sharp end of the pin was secured and the scope carefully withdrawn with the hood pulled forward over the entire needle (Fig. 2).
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Upright abdominal radiograph showing a proximal 3.4-cm linear opaque density (arrow) overlying the left abdomen with nonspecific bowel gas pattern. Visualization of objects of certain composition, such as the glass pictured here, requires astute observation and clinical correlation
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F3
An abdominal X-ray demonstrated a proximal 3.4 cm linear opaque density in the left abdomen (Fig. 3).
Narrow-band imaging utilized during colonoscopy to improve the visualization of the glass object in the mid-ascending colon
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During colonoscopy, the glass was identified in the mid-ascending colon and retrieved using a Roth Net retriever (Fig. 4).