The Pencil That Hid Too Well: A Missed Gluteal Foreign Body

Abstract

Dear Editor, Retained Foreign Bodies (FBs) in soft tissues often present diagnostic dilemmas, especially when they are radiolucent and the clinical history is unclear or underestimated. We report a rare and instructive case of a missed gluteal FB in a paediatric patient.

Keywords

• foreign bodies
• gluteal region
• granuloma
• hyperechoic linear focus