Trauma to the Pancreas
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Introduction Advances in diagnostic imaging have led to remarkable improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic disorders. However, the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic injury remains perplexing. Since the pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ that is narrow and elongated mediolateraly, diagnosing only the presence or absence of injury, let alone its location and extent, is dificult. In addition, the indication and decision on type of surgery is chalenging. I. Concepts and Mechanisms of Pancreatic Injury Pancreatic trauma can be classified into sharp trauma and blunt trauma. In Japan, blunt trauma accounts for approximately 90 percent or a greater proportion of such injuries, most of them due to the impact of a seat belt or steering wheel in automobile accidents, in which the pancreas is crushed between the seat belt or steering wheel and the spine. Usualy the pancreatic head and jejunum are injured by pressure from the right side of the spine, the part Trauma to the Pancreas
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