Citation

Darvie PJ, Ballard DH, Harris N, Bhargava P, Rao VR, Samra NS. Radiol. Case Rep. 2017; 12(4): 678-681.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.radcr.2017.08.007

PMID

29484047

PMCID

PMC5823315

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Hemoptysis; Lawn mower injury; Penetrating injury