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Fig. 1

From: Case report: surgical removal of a migrated needle in right ventricle of an intravenous drug user

Fig. 1

Retained needle fragment in the right ventricle. a Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a retained needle fragment in the inferior wall of the right ventricle, and no detectable pericardial effusion. b and c Computed tomography confirmed the location of a needle in the inferior wall of the right ventricle and near the ventricular septum. d and e The needle was found and removed from the right ventricle

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