title: Vena caval impalement: an unusual lawn mower injury in a child.
abstract: Penetrating injury to the vena cava is a potentially life threatening condition that necessitates prompt recognition and immediate treatment. Herein we describe a unique lawn mower-related injury in a 4-year-old boy, resulting in the impalement of the inferior vena cava by a foreign body projectile. Relevant concepts in the management of children with lawn mower injuries are discussed, with emphasis on penetrating injury to the inferior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muńoz-Juárez
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Drugas
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hallett
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Zietlow
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery