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

Abubaker Al-Aieb; Husham Abdelrahman; Sandro Rizoli; Ayman El-Menyar; Syed Nabir; Ahmad Kloub; Hassan Al-Thani

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjad561

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

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

Authors

Abubaker Al-Aieb¹, Husham Abdelrahman¹, Sandro Rizoli¹, Ayman El-Menyar^{2

3}, Syed Nabir⁴, Ahmad Kloub¹, Hassan Al-Thani¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha 24144, Qatar.
² Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Clinical Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
³ Department of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, P.O. Box 24144. Doha, Qatar.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports