Traumatic pancreatitis and its complications

ABSTRACT

Injury to the pancreas occurs in about 5% of closed abdominal injuries, most of which follows road traffic accidents. The pancreatic injury may remain undiagnosed for some hours or days and may be overlooked in the presence of other more obvious injuries. A case of traumatic pancreatitis due to a fall, which was not apparent immediately after the injury, and which was followed by the development of pleural effusion, hyperglycaemia and pancreatic abscess is described. The literature as regards diagnosis, complications and management of pancreatic trauma has been briefly reviewed with special reference to the complication of pancreatic abscess