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Injuries to the pancreas by blunt trauma are uncommon. The association of pancreatic injury with acute portal vein thrombosis secondary to blunt trauma abdomen is furthermore rare. The early diagnosis of the pancreas with injury to the portal vein is challenging and difficult. These injuries are associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly if the diagnosis is delayed. Accurate and...

BACKGROUND The peculiar anatomy of pancreatic ducts in pancreas divisum (PD) may interfere with the development of acute chronic pancreatitis. In the presented case, PD influenced the evolution of lesions after pancreatic trauma. CASE PRESENTATION A 38 years old patient refferred to our hospital with recurrent episodes of mild pancreatitis during the last two years. The first episode occurred...

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 difi...

A 12-year-old girl was admitted as an emergency with blunt pancreatic trauma. Computed tomography (CT) showed an intact pancreas. She failed conservative treatment. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) demonstrated division of the pancreatic duct at the neck of pancreas. At laparotomy, however, there was complete necrosis of the pancreatic head. She recovered well following ent...

Accidental diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) follow by trauma is very rare. Splenic infarction is unusual presentation of PDAC, and splenic rupture associated with PDAC has been reported in few cases so far. We present a patient with PDAC revealed by splenic laceration after blunt abdominal trauma. The 64-year-old patient visited emergency center with left flank pain derived ...

Blunt trauma to the pancreas is not common. The pancreatic injury can range from simple bruising to complete transection often associated with other visceral injuries. Pseudocyst of the pancreas is a late complication presenting usually within six weeks of the injury. The treatment of choice is distal pancreatectomy.

Four cases are presented of patients who sustained blunt trauma to the epigastrium in a train crash. Two patients sustained a transected pancreas. The mechanism of injury is discussed.

INTRODUCTION Pancreatic injuries occur in up to 10% of all major blunt abdominal trauma events. Due to the retroperitoneal location of the pancreas, isolated pancreatic injury occurs in less than 5% of cases. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 12 year old male child was brought to the emergency department with epigastric pain 12 days after alleged history of fall from bicycle. On admission, he had tender...

With the inventions of faster cars and even more faster motorbikes there is a worldwide increase in road traffic accidents, which has increased the incidence of blunt abdominal trauma but still duodenal injury following a blunt abdominal trauma is uncommon and can pose a formidable challenge to the surgeon and failure to manage it properly can result in devastating results. It may typically occ...