@article {Almuallembcr2015210997, author = {Sultan Almuallem and Yasmin A M Yousef and Abdulmalik Suhail}, title = {Unusual presentation of a retained foreign body in a child}, volume = {2015}, elocation-id = {bcr2015210997}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.1136/bcr-2015-210997}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, abstract = {A 4-year-old boy, not known to have any medical illness, presented to several medical facilities reporting right upper quadrant and right flank pain, intermittent fever and chills for 3 months. A CT of the abdomen showed that a swallowed {\textquoteleft}bobby pin{\textquoteright} had pierced through the right kidney. This finding explained the boy{\textquoteright}s symptoms. The pin was removed by laparotomy without any subsequent complication. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery.}, URL = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-210997}, eprint = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-210997.full.pdf}, journal = {Case Reports} }