Citation

Buchta RM. J. Adolesc. Health Care 1981; 1(4): 317-318.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7333936

Abstract

A 15-year-old male ruptured his enlarged spleen while body surfing. He experienced sharp abdominal pain after being thrown and pinned to the sand by a wave. He developed signs and symptoms of intraperitoneal bleeding and was taken to surgery. The pathology report confirmed the presence of a laceration of the capsule of a spleen with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. It is suggested that the usual definition of "contact sports" be expanded to include body surfing.

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