@article{ref1,
title="Paintball-related traumatic liver injury",
journal="BMJ case reports",
year="2016",
author="Luck, Joshua and Bell, Daniel and Bashir, Gareth",
volume="2016",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="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.<br><br>2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1757-790X",
doi="10.1136/bcr-2015-213780",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-213780"
}