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. 2024 Oct-Dec;17(4):250-251.
doi: 10.4103/jets.jets_73_24. Epub 2024 Nov 14.

Unexplained Multiple Needle Insertions in the Abdomen of an Adult

Marina Kharkongor  1 , Naveen Sharma  2 , Mahaveer Singh Rodha  1 , Satya Prakash Meena  2
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Unexplained Multiple Needle Insertions in the Abdomen of an Adult

Marina Kharkongor et al. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2024 Oct-Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Preoperative computed tomography scan showing six linear sharp objects scattered in the abdomen and one in the posterolateral aspect of the left thigh (color picture)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative images of needles inside the abdomen. (a) Removal of the needle from the urinary bladder wall (black arrow pointing to needle and white arrow showing urinary bladder wall). (b and c) Needles embedded in the omentum (arrow showing the needle) (color picture)
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