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Isolated Pancreas Fracture after a Go-Kart Accident

Engin Deniz Arslan, Elif Çelikel, Bige Sayin, Cemil kavalci, Fevzi Yilmaz, M. Serkan Yilmaz, Tamer Durdu

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 288–293 · Published 19 Jan 2013

10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2487

Abstract

Isolated pancreatic trauma is extremely rare because of pancreas’ anatomic localization. Also, diagnosis of pancreatic injury may be difficult due to lack of sensitivity of initial clinical findings, laboratory and imaging examinations in emergency department. Morbidity and mortality is much higher in delayed presentation or if the trauma is unrecognized. In this paper we report a 20-year-old female with isolated pancreas fracture after a blunt abdominal trauma due to a go-kart accident. Repeated evaluation of patient by taking into account of mechanism of trauma and suspicion of pancreatic injury is essential for early diagnosis.

Pancreas fracture trauma.

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