Occult lawn mower projectile injury presenting with hemoptysis

We present the case of a 72-year-old man with hemoptysis after a thoracic projectile injury, which occurred while mowing the lawn. Chest radiograph followed by a computed tomography angiogram revealed a metallic foreign body in the right middle lobe of the lung. The patient underwent a right anterol...

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Published in:Radiology case reports 2017-12, Vol.12 (4), p.678-681
Main Authors: Darvie, Patric J, Ballard, David H, Harris, Nicholas, Bhargava, Peeyush, Rao, Vyas R, Samra, Navdeep S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chest
Hemoptysis
Lawn mower injury
Penetrating injury
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Summary:We present the case of a 72-year-old man with hemoptysis after a thoracic projectile injury, which occurred while mowing the lawn. Chest radiograph followed by a computed tomography angiogram revealed a metallic foreign body in the right middle lobe of the lung. The patient underwent a right anterolateral thoracotomy where the object was successfully retrieved. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.08.007