Patients with blunt abdominal trauma are at high risk of getting pancreatic injury, with high morbidity and mortality rates. The decision to manage the patient operatively depends highly on the condition of the main pancreatic duct (MPD). Conservative management of traumatic MPD injuries is rarely reported in the literature. In this article, we present the case of a 19-year-old male patient, medically free, admitted to the hospital following blunt abdominal trauma. He was hemodynamically stable and computed tomography showed MPD injury with no evidence of active bleeding or bile leakage. So, the decision to manage him conservatively was taken. Our aim in this report is to highlight the fact that the operative management of traumatic MPD injuries, which carries dangerous post-operative complications, could be avoided.
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