Pancreaticoduodenectomy for paediatric pancreatic trauma with a decade of follow-up

Abstract

Pancreaticoduodenal injuries are rare in children. They pose challenges for the treating surgeon in decision making with respect to diagnosis, surgical and post-surgical management. The management plan must be tailored to the nature and severity of trauma, patient profile, surgeon′s expertise and the resources available at surgeon′s disposal. We describe a pancreaticoduodenal injury in 3-year-old child with successful outcome and follow-up of a decade.

Keywords

• Blunt trauma abdomen
• pancreaticoduodenectomy
• pancreatic trauma
• paediatric