title: AAST grade III pancreatic injury following blunt abdominal trauma.
abstract: Isolated pancreatic trauma with major pancreatic duct disruption is a rare finding; it can present with equivocal clinical signs. Serum amylase levels and diagnostic contrast-enhanced computed tomography can facilitate the diagnostic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Edendale Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. grantandjulia@gmail.com
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Laing
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Jeetoo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oosthuizen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries*; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D013156:Splenectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D000681:Amylases