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The Wandering Knife: A Case Report

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Journal Cureus
Date 2023 Oct 4
PMID 37789991
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Stab injuries to the abdomen have become a common occurrence, though retained objects are rare. A 22-year-old male presented with a left lower abdominal discomfort the next day after having a stab in the right hypochondrium. He was hemodynamically stable, with no signs of peritonitis. Abdominal X-ray revealed a 15 cm long knife blade in the left lower abdomen. He underwent a laparotomy for the removal of the knife blade located inside the peritoneal cavity in his left iliac region without any injury to the surrounding viscera.

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