Isolated pancreatic damage following seat belt injury.
A case is reported of a 25-year-old male driver who suffered blunt injury to the abdomen by a seat belt at the time of a road traffic accident. The pancreas was the only organ disrupted and this gave rise to traumatic pancreatitis followed by a pseudocyst. The delay in clinical signs is emphasized and the management described.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating