Pancreatic trauma remains a challenge to a trauma surgeon even with extensive advancement in medicine.The mortality and morbidity associated with this injury remain high.A high index of suspicion,mechanism of injury,a...Pancreatic trauma remains a challenge to a trauma surgeon even with extensive advancement in medicine.The mortality and morbidity associated with this injury remain high.A high index of suspicion,mechanism of injury,and early identification hold key in the final outcome.The management of pancreatic injury should involve a multidisciplinary team comprising of trauma surgeons,radiologists,and gastroenterologists.This review highlights the burden of the pancreatic injury and its management.展开更多
文摘Pancreatic trauma remains a challenge to a trauma surgeon even with extensive advancement in medicine.The mortality and morbidity associated with this injury remain high.A high index of suspicion,mechanism of injury,and early identification hold key in the final outcome.The management of pancreatic injury should involve a multidisciplinary team comprising of trauma surgeons,radiologists,and gastroenterologists.This review highlights the burden of the pancreatic injury and its management.
