title: [Non-operative treatment of severe blunt pancreatic trauma in children].
abstract: Diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic trauma in children is challenging. Grade I and II lesions of the pancreas (Organ Injury Scale of the American Association of Trauma) are generally treated non-operatively. However, the optimal treatment of pancreatic lesions with involvement of the pancreatic duct (grade III-V) has still to be determined. In this report, we describe a child with a grade III traumatic lesion of the pancreas, who was successfully treated conservatively. Furthermore, we discuss diagnostic and treatment strategies of paediatric pancreatic injuries.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling C, Rigshospitalet, 2100 København Ø, Denmark. LP@ctu.rh.dk
authors.forename: Luit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Penninga
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hillingsø
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*