title: Traumatic pancreatic duct rupture in a child diagnosed by endoscopic retrograde pancreatography.
abstract: We report on a child who sustained blunt abdominal trauma with pancreatic duct rupture diagnosed by preoperative endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP). Duct laceration remained undiagnosed by computerized tomography or ultrasonography. Preoperative ERP is the only known method for the accurate diagnosis of injury to main pancreatic duct. Even in children with pancreatic trauma we recommend ERP before any surgery is attempted to help in decisions on operative strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery 1, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsurudome
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukamachi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisatomi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagafuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery