An unusual case of foreign body pulmonary embolus: case report and review of penetrating XXXX at a pediatric @entity130 center.

@entity1 @entity299 @entity130 @entity1151
PURPOSE: Penetrating @entity130 is relatively rare in the pediatric population. Embolization of foreign bodies from penetrating @entity130 is very uncommon. We present a case of a 6-year-old @entity1 with a penetrating foreign body from a projectile dislodged from a lawn mower. Imaging demonstrated a foreign body that @entity1151 , which was successfully treated non-operatively. METHODS: We reviewed the penetrating @entity130 @entity1 in the @entity130 registry at our institution between 1/1/03 and 12/31/12. Data collected included demographic data, procedures performed, complications and outcome. RESULTS: Sixty-five @entity1 were identified with a diagnosis of penetrating @entity130 . Fourteen of the @entity1 had low velocity penetrating @entity130 and 51 had high velocity injuries. @entity1 with high velocity injuries were more likely to be older and less likely to be Caucasian. There were no statistically significant differences between @entity1 with low vs. high velocity injuries regarding severity scores or length of stay. There were no statistically significant differences in procedures required between @entity1 with low and high velocity injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Penetrating @entity130 is rare in @entity1 . The case presented here represents the only report of @entity299 we could identify in a pediatric @entity1 .
