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General Surgery

SAFE! Successful Nonoperative Management of a Sport-Induced Grade V Hepatic Injury

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Introduction/Purpose: In the United States, blunt liver injury is most commonly caused by a motor vehicle collision.

Methods or Case Description: We present a case of a 17 year old male who had the unusual presentation of hepatic vein injury after collision with another baseball player.

Outcomes: Despite his high American Association for the Surgery of Trauma grade injury, he was able to be treated conservatively without operative management or blood transfusion.

Conclusion: This case highlights the evolving management of hepatic injury towards non-operative therapies, even for high grade V hepatic injuries.

    Poster Presenter(s)

  • Karin H. Gunther, DO

    PGY-4
    Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital
    Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital
    Birmingham, MI, US

    • Author(s)

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    Joseph R. Buck, MD

    General Surgeon, Surgical Critical Care-Trauma
    Ascension Michigan St. John
    Grosse Pointe, MI, US