@article{ref1,
title="Be careful of splenic rupture caused by hit by a pitch during a baseball game: a case report",
journal="BMC surgery",
year="2021",
author="Kobayashi, Naoya and Kano, Hisao and Kuwana, Tsukasa and Nakagawa, Katsuhiro and Matsuoka, Masaru and Ihara, Shingo and Sawada, Nami and Yamaguchi, Junko and Kinoshita, Kosaku",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="e382-e382",
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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2482",
doi="10.1186/s12893-021-01376-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01376-z"
}