Successful non-operative management of multiple intra-abdominal solid organ injury after blunt abdominal trauma: a case report

Abstract

Injuries to the solid abdominal viscera are common after blunt trauma. The success of non-operative management of these injuries has led to recent extensions of this approach to managing higher-grade, more complicated injuries that are typically treated operatively. We reported a 19-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain and gross hematuria during the late hours due to a motor vehicle accident. Abdominal computed tomography scan revealed moderate hemoperitoneum, extensively devascularized spleen with laceration extending into the hilum, multiple tears in the left kidney extended to the hilum, and large perinephric hematoma suggestive of Grade V injuries (shattered spleen and left kidney). We managed the patient non-operatively until he improved and became ready for discharge from the hospital in stable good health status. In conclusion, this case brings to light a unique instance where severe grade multiple solid organ injury was successfully managed with a conservative approach.