Traumatic injuries of the pancreas

Abstract

The pancreas (RV) is considered to be well protected and its damage occurs only in 2–5% of
all patients with mechanical injury and in 10% of victims with abdominal trauma. However,
the frequency of combined damage to adjacent organs in blunt trauma of the pancreas ranges
from 45 to 85%, and in wounds it can reach almost 100%. RV injuries are characterized by
high rates of complications (30-40%) and mortality (9–34%), which, not least, is due to the
adverse consequences of combined injuries to the neighboring organs of the abdomen and
retroperitoneal space. Against this background, the interdisciplinary approach of surgeons,
endoscopists, radiologists and resuscitators is becoming increasingly important in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic injuries