TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Paintball-related traumatic liver injury
JO  - BMJ case reports
A1  - Luck, Joshua
A1  - Bell, Daniel
A1  - Bashir, Gareth
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - 2016
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1757-790X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-213780
ID  - ref1
ER  -