title: Life-threatening abdominal injury during a soccer game: a rare clinical case.
abstract: Soccer (football) is a popular sport worldwide and can result in severe abdominal injuries. Nevertheless, the necessity of surgical intervention for abdominal organ injuries has been reported rarely. We report a case who was injured during a soccer game who underwent abdominal surgery. Distal subtotal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, cholecystectomy, and choledochotomy + T-tube drainage were performed. He was discharged on the postoperative seventh day without any complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey. eraykara@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Eray
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Içöz
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ersin
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coker
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries*; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*