Incidental finding of a sewing needle in the buttock of a woman with cervical cancer: how did we manage it?
This case report highlights the importance of alarm signal detected during the MRI, irrespective of the history of metallic foreign body present in a human being. In addition, intraoperative X-ray can be useful adjunct tool to ensure complete removal of metallic foreign body parts, so that the patients do not need repetitive surgeries to remove the residual part.
Authors
- Sonam Dechen
- Namkha Dorji
- Chewang Dorji
- Geeta Pradhan
Institutions
- Teaching Hospital Kandy (LK)
- Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (BT)
- Royal University of Bhutan (BT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rc9.0000000000000268
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00