Open AccessPaediatric pancreatic trauma: A review of the literature and results of a multicentre survey on patient management:
Author(s) -
Chris Westgarth-Taylor,
Jerome Loveland
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.8920
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , presentation (obstetrics) , conservative management , intervention (counseling) , pancreatic injury , general surgery , major trauma , stent , psychological intervention , surgery , pancreatitis , nursing
It is generally accepted that paediatric solid organ injury should be treated conservatively, unless there is haemodynamic instability unresponsive to resuscitation. When it comes to pancreatic trauma, there is much debate about appropriate management.