Indication to Blunt traumatic pancreatic injuries named after AIIMS Surgeon
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New Delhi Missed traumatic pancreatic injuries especially injury to the main pancreatic duct (MPD) is a small but significant cause for morbidity and mortality. Blunt traumatic pancreatic injuries may pose a major diagnostic challenge to the surgeon during exploratory laparotomy and one of the leading challenges is to adequately expose the pancreas. So, is there any 'simple' operative sign /clue which points to the high probability of pancreatic injury in such settings without initially exposing the whole pancreas? Can pancreatic exploration be avoided in absence of some intra-operative clues? Is there any intra-operative sign which anatomically points to the place of injury in the pancreas where the search for MPD injury should be made?
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