Delayed Diagnosis of Pancreatic Transection after Blunt Abdominal Trauma
- 1 June 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
- Vol. 40 (6) , 1009-1013
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199606000-00026
Abstract
A case of delayed diagnosis of a pancreatic transection after blunt abdominal trauma is presented. The cause of diagnostic delay as well as measures to avoid future errors in diagnosis are outlined.Keywords
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