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Diagnosis and Management of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma in Children Cover

Diagnosis and Management of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma in Children

Open Access
|Apr 2011

Abstract

There are still diagnostics problems and variety of opinions about tactics in the treatment of blunt pancreatic injurys. The methods of surgery treatments are more and more replacing the methods of endoscopy and conservative therapy. There is a remarkable diference in the tactic of treatment between adults and children because of the anatomical physiological reasons. Delayed diagnosis of this wounding is connected with heightened morbidity and mortality. Handlebars injury is the most frequent mechanism of the trauma. The most determinant role in the diagnostics has active examination tactic and arsenal of visual diagnostics methods. Therapy approach must be individualized depending from the hemodynamic status, seriosity of injury, existence of associated injuries and the experience in the institution. After traumatic pseudocysts can be successfully drained in US control or endoscopic to stomach. Children with such injuries must be concentrated if possible in the specialized centers.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10163-011-0021-1 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5737 | Journal ISSN: 1407-981X
Language: English
Page range: 107 - 111
Published on: Apr 7, 2011
Published by: Riga Stradins University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2011 Edgars Zarembo, Arnis Engelis, Aigars Petersons, published by Riga Stradins University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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