Blunt Abdominal Injury with Transection of Pancreatic Neck Detected Early by Abdominal Computed Tomography: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract

Blunt abdominal trauma resulting in injury to the pancreas is relatively rare, but carries high morbidity and mortality rates, especially when diagnosis is delayed or inappropriate surgery is attempted. Early recognition of disruption of the main pancreatic duct is important because such disruption is the principal cause of delayed complication. Abdominal CT gives the best opportunity for an immediate diagnosis. We herein report a case of transection of pancreatic neck from blunt abdominal trauma that was detected early by abdominal CT and managed by immediate distal pancreatectomy.