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Volume 10, Issue 6

May 2005

Pancreatic Injury
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PRACTICE POINTS

Pancreatic injury may be missed because it is relatively uncommon and usually associated with injury to other abdominal organs

In missed diagnosis of pancreatic injury, look for serial abdominal CT and serum amylase investigations

Missed pancreatic injury may contribute to avoidable death from blunt abdominal injury

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