title: A straight pin foreign body in a child: ingested or aspirated?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Though foreign body (FB) aspiration or ingestion is not uncommon in children, a straight pin as the culprit FB is rarely seen. The nature of such a FB makes it sometimes difficult to diagnose and deal with, especially in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we present such a case who was initially misdiagnosed with FB ingestion but turned out to be an aspiration case. Moreover, its remote location from the hilum made a more invasive surgical retrieval inevitable. A thoracotomy was finally performed to retrieve the pin. And the postoperative course was uneventful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For pediatric FB cases, especially in such a case, it is very important to diagnose timely and accurately. A multidisciplinary team approach would facilitate prompt and accurate diagnosis and potentially simplify treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, No. 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Xicheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, No. 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Jinghua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, No. 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Renwei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, No. 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, No. 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Pingbo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410007 China.
authors.forename: Xinyou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
keywords: Airway; Child; Foreign body; Surgery