[Whipple operation in trauma].
Pancreato-duodenectomy is a formidable operation for the critically injured patient. We describe a patient who sustained a stab wound to the stomach and duodenum. At operation this injury could not be reconstructed. A Whipple operation was performed in which the pancreatic stump was stapled and recovery was uneventful, although there was a low output fistula from the pancreatic stump. Limited indications for the Whipple procedure in trauma patients are suggested.
Kluger
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Y
Dept. of Surgery A, B, C, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
Hadad
R
R
Soffer
D
D
Aladgem
D
D
Klausner
J Y
JY
D000328:Adult; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery*