Nail-gun injuries are one of the most common causes of foreign bodies in soft tissue. Intraperitoneal foreign bodies caused by nail-gun injuries were usually removed surgically. We report a 20-years-old carpenter with an intraperitoneal nail, which was finally successfully removed by the ultrasound-guided interventional method for the first time.

Literature review suggests that surgery is the only option for dealing with intraperitoneal foreign bodies (laparoscopy and laparotomy). We showed that an interventional method using ultrasound guidance could be considered alongside surgical options.