title: [Whipple operation in trauma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery A, B, C, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kluger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hadad
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Soffer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aladgem
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Klausner
mesh_terms: 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*