Citation

Deambrosis K, Subramanya MS, Memon B, Memon MA. West. J. Emerg. Med. 2011; 12(1): 128-130.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21691489

PMCID

PMC3088392

Abstract

Traumatic duodenal hematoma is a rare condition that is encountered in the pediatric age group following blunt abdominal trauma. It poses both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The main concern is increased morbidity secondary to delayed diagnosis and associated occult injuries to the adjacent structures. Most of these hematomas resolve spontaneously with conservative management, and the prognosis is good. We present a case of a 15-year-old boy who had a delayed presentation of duodenal hematoma and acute pancreatitis, which was treated conservatively with complete resolution.

Language: en