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Case Reports
. 2023 Oct 14;2023(10):rjad561.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad561. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Isolated free intraperitoneal fluid in young male after blunt abdominal sport trauma: two case reports from the World Cup 2022

Abubaker Al-Aieb  1 , Husham Abdelrahman  1 , Sandro Rizoli  1 , Ayman El-Menyar  2   3 , Syed Nabir  4 , Ahmad Kloub  1 , Hassan Al-Thani  1
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Isolated free intraperitoneal fluid in young male after blunt abdominal sport trauma: two case reports from the World Cup 2022

Abubaker Al-Aieb et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

The presence of isolated intraperitoneal free fluid (IFIPF) indicates the presence of mesenteric, organ, or bowel injury, which necessitates surgical exploration. The advances in computerized tomographic scanning (CT scan) allow even smaller amounts of IFIPF being detected. However, the clinical significance of IFIPF following blunt abdominal trauma remains not well-studied. Moreover, IFIPF is an unexpected condition in healthy male in the absence of mesenteric or organ injury on abdominal imaging. Herein, we presented two cases with IFIPF detected by CT scan in two healthy football male players during the World Cup 2022. The two players were managed conservatively and rejoined safely their football team during the same competition.

Keywords: abdomen; blunt trauma; free fluid; healthy male; intraperitoneal; sport injury.

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Figure 1
(A, B) A real event photo was captured; however, the color of the uniforms and players faces were modified to mask teams identity.
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Figure 2
(A) Coronal CT scan section: arrow indicates free fluid in the Douglas pouch. (B) Axial CT scan section: arrow indicates free fluid in the Douglas pouch.
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Figure 3
(A, B) A real event was captured; however, the uniform and faces of the players were modified to mask team identity.
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Figure 4
(A) Venous phase axial CT scan showing minimal amount of free fluid in the Douglas pouch (retro-vesical). (B) Venous phase coronal CT scan showing minimal amount of free fluid in the Douglas pouch (retro-vesical).
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