{
  "abstract": "A boy in middle childhood was referred to the trauma centre after being attacked by a sika deer. The boy remained in stable clinical condition, complaining of severe abdominal pain. Physical examination showed a skin laceration on the upper abdomen, and abdominal CT scan revealed a major liver laceration with free intraperitoneal fluid. It was uncertain if the trauma mechanism was blunt or penetrating, but an intraperitoneally piercing injury was suspected. A diagnostic laparoscopy confirmed penetration of the peritoneum and a severe liver laceration with concomitant haemoperitoneum, but no other traumatic injuries. No postoperative complications occurred, and the patient was discharged without sequelae after 5 days.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of severe liver injury resulting from an attack by a sika deer.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark"
      ],
      "name": "Katrine Folmann Finne"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark"
      ],
      "name": "Niclas Dohrn"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark"
      ],
      "name": "Emma Possfelt-Møller"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark",
        "Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aalborg Universitetshospital, Aalborg, Denmark",
        "Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark"
      ],
      "name": "Luit Penninga"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Severe paediatric liver injury following a sika deer attack",
  "uid": "b4a3b071-5fdc-55b9-939a-ec5811f06d91"
}