title: Missed diagnosis: blunt abdominal injury-case report.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis is an uncommon finding in children and therefore one must have a high index of suspicion when evaluating children with blunt abdominal trauma. It can cause severe morbidity and mortality and requires one to be vigilant to make the diagnosis and to ensure appropriate management. We report on a case of acute pancreatitis that had diagnostic and management dilemmas at Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWMH) in Fiji.
authors.affiliation: Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva. sonal@nagras.com
authors.forename: Sonal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagra
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: Jitoko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cama
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005367:Fiji; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*