@article{ref1,
title="Jejunal tackle: a case report of complete jejunal transection in rugby union",
journal="Clinical journal of sport medicine",
year="2014",
author="Perry, William and Fischer, Jesse and Wakeman, Christopher",
volume="24",
number="5",
pages="e54-5",
abstract="Jejunal perforation as a result of blunt abdominal trauma during sport is particularly rare. We are aware of 6 reported cases of jejunal perforation in sport: 1 in hockey, 2 in football (soccer), and 3 in American football. This report presents the case of a 25-year-old professional rugby union player, who presented to an &quot;After Hours&quot; general practice clinic with increasing central abdominal and epigastric pain after a heavy tackle during an international match in New Zealand. Despite suffering complete jejunal transection, the patient continued to play on, only presenting to an After Hours general practice clinic 3 hours after the injury. The case demonstrates the remarkable physiological resilience of professional rugby players and acts as a reminder to maintain a high degree of suspicion for small bowel injury despite normal vital signs in healthy young patients with abdominal pain secondary to blunt trauma.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-642X",
doi="10.1097/JSM.0000000000000012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000012"
}