TY - BOOK AU - Luck, J. AU - Bell, D. AU - Bashir, G. TI - Paintball-related traumatic liver injury PY - 2016/// N1 - NMUH Staff Publications N2 - <span style="font-size: 10pt;">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.</span> UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27122206 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2016/bcr-2015-213780.long ER -