Citation

Belyaev O, Tcholakov O, Uhl W. Acta Chir. Belg. 2016; 117(3): 196-199.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery , St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University of Bochum , Bochum , Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00015458.2016.1242216

PMID

27735226

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy sustained blunt abdominal trauma in a car crash. The buckle mechanism of the five-point harness of his child safety seat compressed his upper abdomen causing an isolated complete pancreatic rupture. Diagnosis was delayed due to subtle symptoms and normal initial findings. A CT scan confirmed diagnosis. An emergency limited central pancreatic resection was performed. The outcome was excellent.

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