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100 | _aLuck, J. | ||
240 | _aBMJ Case Reports | ||
245 | _aPaintball-related traumatic liver injury | ||
260 | _c2016 | ||
500 | _aNMUH Staff Publications | ||
520 | _a<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Paintball is a popular recreational sport played at both amateur and professional level. Ocular injuries are well recognised, although there is a growing body of literature documenting superficial vascular as well as deep solid organ injuries. An 18-year-old man presented with signs and symptoms consistent with acute appendicitis. Intraoperatively, a grade III liver injury was identified and packed before a relook at 48 h. No further active bleeding was identified; however, follow-up ultrasound at 3 weeks demonstrated non-resolution of a large subcapsular haematoma. The patient was readmitted for a short period of observation and discharged with repeat ultrasound scheduled for 3 months. This represents the first report of paintball-related blunt traumatic injury to the liver. Solid organ injuries of this nature have only been reported three times previously-all in the urological setting. This case also highlights issues surrounding the use of routine follow-up imaging in blunt liver trauma and provides a concise discussion of the relevant literature.</span> | ||
700 | _aBell, D. | ||
700 | _aBashir, G. | ||
856 | _uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27122206 | ||
856 | _uhttp://casereports.bmj.com/content/2016/bcr-2015-213780.long | ||
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