Pancreatic trauma is a common cause of acute pancreatitis in children and is often treated
by conservative measures alone. Conservative measures are more likely to fail when there …

PURPOSE: Blunt pancreatic traumatic injury in children, although rare, can be managed
with a variety of methods from nonoperative, early operative, or delayed operative strategies …

Blunt abdominal trauma is the most common cause of pancreatic injury in children.
Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in a child with complete duct disruption has not been …

Purpose: Traumatic pancreatic transection is uncommon. The role of laparoscopy in the
setting of this injury has not been well described. Patients and Methods: Six large-volume …

Purpose To report our experience with blunt pancreatic trauma in pediatric patients and
evaluate several various management strategies. Methods Ten children admitted over the …

Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery has been discussed but remains relatively limited to
resection for benign disease. Laparoscopic intervention for pancreatic trauma has been …

The pancreas is the fourth most commonly injured intra‐abdominal organ in children who
sustain blunt abdominal trauma. Appropriate management of the injured pancreas has been …

Laparoscopic pancreatic resection has not been reported for traumatic injuries to the
pancreas. We present the case of a laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy performed on a 10 …

Diagnosis of duodenal and pancreatic injuries is frequently delayed, and optimal treatment
is often controversial. Fourteen children with duodenal and/or pancreatic injuries secondary …

Background: Pancreatic trauma in children is relatively uncommon, but carries high
morbidity and mortality rates when diagnosis is delayed. Preoperative diagnosis of …