Citation

Ahmed M, Saeed R, Abdulsalam M, Johna S, Elias D. Cureus 2019; 11(10): e5821.

Affiliation

Trauma, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Curēus)

DOI

10.7759/cureus.5821

PMID

31754556

PMCID

PMC6827853

Abstract

A 35-year-old male, a horse trainer, was brought to the emergency room after being kicked in the abdomen, which resulted in an abdominal wall hematoma and a blow-out rupture of the proximal jejunum, with a mesenteric tear and posterior lumbar disc herniation. The initial evaluation did not raise significant concerns; however, the patient's abdominal pain progressively worsened after the administration of oral contrast in preparation for the computed tomography (CT) scan. The patient did well after abdominal exploration and operative repair of the small bowel injury. Our objective is to shed light on this mechanism of injury that can be underestimated during a patient's initial evaluation.

Copyright © 2019, Ahmed et al.

Language: en

Keywords

blunt trauma; rectus abdominis; small bowel perforation; traumatic spine injury