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Foreign body - sewing needle

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis almost certain
x-ray

Linear metallic density object overlies the right sacro-iliac joint. 

CT scan of the abdomen confirms the presence of a sewing needle outside the bowel situated in the peritoneum just posterior to the right rectus abdominis muscle.

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