Selective rupture of the Wirsung duct: a rare form of pancreatic trauma.
A patient with a traumatic pancreatic lesion, confined to the Wirsung duct, is presented. At first laparotomy, the diagnosis was missed. Posttraumatic acute pancreatitis led to endoscopic pancreatography, disclosing the exact localization of the lesion. Left pancreatectomy led to rapid recovery. A late postoperative pancreatic fistula healed without problems.
Van Hee
R
R
Department of Surgery, Stuivenberg Hospital, University of Antwerp, U.I.A.
Van Genderen
B
B
Van Hee
W
W
Hubens
A
A
Creve
U
U
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*