BWH emergency radiology–surgical correlation: pancreatic laceration

Naman S. Desai, Jonathan Gates, Sachin S. Saboo, Aaron Sodickson, Bharti Khurana

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Abstract

We describe the radiological and intraoperative correlation of pancreatic laceration in a 76-year-old unrestrained motor-vehicle driver following blunt abdominal trauma. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of recognizing pancreatic injuries in trauma patients, as these injuries are rare and can be overlooked on CT.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)203-205
Number of pages3
JournalEmergency Radiology
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 17 2015

Keywords

  • Abdominal trauma
  • Computed tomography (CT)
  • Pancreatic laceration
  • Surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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