A rare mode of entry for needles observed in the abdomen of children: Penetration.

REPORT OF INCIDENTALLY DETECTED SEWING NEEDLES ON PLAIN ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHS IN TWO PATIENTS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR HISTORY OF INGESTION OR OF BEING PIERCED

one in the liver and the other in the peritoneum encased by omentum. These case reports point out a rare mode of entry of needles into the abdominal cavity by penetration from outside.