Pancreatic Injury Caused By A Fall From Height: Transection at the Tail
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Pancreatic Injury Caused By A Fall From Height: Transection at the Tail
Isolated pancreatic injury due to blunt abdominal trauma is rare and may be clinically difficult to diagnose. Parenchymal injuries may not be recognized during initial evaluation. We report the case of a 30-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with the complaint of persistent abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. His medical history revealed that he fell from a height of app...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2452-2473
DOI: 10.5505/1304.7361.2014.23230