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Be careful of splenic rupture caused by hit by a pitch during a baseball game: a case report
- Source :
- BMC Surgery, BMC Surgery, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- BioMed Central, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background To the best of our knowledge, splenic rupture caused by hit by a pitch (HBP) has not been previously reported. We present a patient who underwent emergency laparotomy for splenic rupture after being HBP during a baseball game. Case presentation A 41-year-old male was HBP in the left abdomen during his first at-bat during a baseball game. During the operation, vascular injury of the splenic hilum and a deeply extending parenchymal injury were observed, and splenectomy was performed. Histologic findings were consistent with splenic rupture. Conclusions The patient’s postoperative course was uneventful. Although extremely rare, the possibility of intra-abdominal organ injury should be considered in batters who are hit in the abdomen by a pitched baseball, as illustrated by our patient.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
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Splenectomy
Case Report
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Abdominal Injuries
Splenic Rupture
Baseball
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Splenic Hilum
Laparotomy
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712482
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....476d6488d27d881ff31a034f71459c21