title: Retained surgical needle in the perineum. Report of a case with a novel method of search and rescue.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Retrieval of a broken or lost surgical needle can be a difficult task, often requiring extensive surgical exploration.
  
  
  METHODS
  A surgical needle was retained in the perineum. Needle-hookwire placement with biplane fluoroscopy allowed the precise localization and marking of the foreign body; surgical removal without extensive exploration was therefore possible.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of needle-hookwire localization with biplane fluoroscopy should be considered for retrieval of foreign bodies in the perineum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kleinpeter
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Finan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D010502:Perineum