Occult lawn mower projectile injury presenting with hemoptysis

Patric J. Darvie; David H. Ballard; Nicholas Harris; Peeyush Bhargava; Vyas R. Rao; Navdeep S. Samra

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.08.007

Occult lawn mower projectile injury presenting with hemoptysis

Patric J. Darvie, David H. Ballard, Nicholas Harris, Peeyush Bhargava, Vyas R. Rao, Navdeep S. Samra

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	678-681
Number of pages	4
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.08.007
State	Published - Dec 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hemoptysis
Lawn mower injury
Penetrating injury

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Occult lawn mower projectile injury presenting with hemoptysis

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