TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Horse kick to the abdomen causing a triad of injury: a case report
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Ahmed, Mohamed
A1  - Saeed, Rasha
A1  - Abdulsalam, May
A1  - Johna, Samir
A1  - Elias, Dina
SP  - e5821
EP  - e5821
VL  - 11
IS  - 10
N2  - 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.<br><br>Copyright © 2019, Ahmed et al.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5821
ID  - ref1
ER  -