title: Pancreatic laceration and portal vein thrombosis in blunt trauma abdomen.
abstract: Injuries to the pancreas by blunt trauma are uncommon. The association of pancreatic injury with acute portal vein thrombosis secondary to blunt trauma abdomen is furthermore rare. The early diagnosis of the pancreas with injury to the portal vein is challenging and difficult. These injuries are associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly if the diagnosis is delayed. Accurate and early diagnosis is therefore imperative and computed tomography plays a key role in detection. We present a case of child with a rare combination of pancreatic laceration and acute portal vein thrombosis following a blunt trauma to the abdomen. With extensive literature search we found no such cases has been described previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi - 110 095, India.
authors.forename: Rajul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rastogi
authors.forename: Satish K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: Shuchi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Sumeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhargava