An Unlikely Cause of a Blunt Pancreatic Injury.

Pediatr Emerg Care

Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

Published: December 2019

We report the case of a 17-year-old male football player with blunt abdominal trauma. Careful evaluation, including computed tomography and laboratory, revealed a pancreatic body laceration. Pancreatic injuries are relatively uncommon and associated with significant morbidity and mortality and require early diagnosis for optimal management and outcome.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000001478DOI Listing

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