title: Conservative surgery for pancreatic neck transection.
abstract: Pancreas is the fourth solid organ injured in blunt abdominal trauma. Isolated pancreatic injury is present in less than 1% of patients. As it is associated with high morbidity and mortality, management is controversial. Isolated pancreatic trauma cases with pancreatic neck transection following blunt abdominal trauma were analyzed. All these patients were treated with immediate surgery involving lesser sac drainage and feeding jejunostomy only. Authors conclude that lesser sac drainage can be used as an alternative to distal pancreatectomy or pancreaticojejunostomy or pancreaticogastrostomy.
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dahiya
authors.forename: Surinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh Rana
authors.forename: Lileswar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaman
authors.forename: Arunanshu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Behera
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult