[Injuries of the pancreas].

At the Surgical Clinic of the University Hospital Center "Firule" Split in the period from 1977-1987. years were treated 12 patients with injuries of the pancreas. That is 4% of all abdominal injuries treated in those 11 years. We presented 10 patients after blunt abdominal trauma and 2 after penetrating injuries of abdomen associated with acute pancreatic injury. The most important is early recognizing injury of pancreas and making the time from moment of injury to surgical exploration shorter as much as possible. There is no early specific signs of injury of pancreas and the key to treatment is accurate evaluation of extent of injury.