Be careful of splenic rupture caused by hit by a pitch during a baseball game: a case report.
Baseball
Case report
Hit by a pitch
Splenic rupture
Journal
BMC surgery
ISSN: 1471-2482
Titre abrégé: BMC Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968567
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Oct 2021
29 Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
21
01
2021
accepted:
15
10
2021
entrez:
30
10
2021
pubmed:
31
10
2021
medline:
3
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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. 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. 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.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
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
METHODS
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.
CONCLUSIONS
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34715846
doi: 10.1186/s12893-021-01376-z
pii: 10.1186/s12893-021-01376-z
pmc: PMC8555214
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
382Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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