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8588416

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
This study is comprised of 48 patients with gunshot injuries of the head of the pancreas, many of which were high velocity injuries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate our management policy for these injuries based on our recent wide experience. Patients with grade II and III injuries underwent conservative surgery, with 0% and 21% postoperative mortality, respectively, directly related to the pancreatic injury. For patients in whom the duodenum was involved, pyloric exclusion was applied depending on the grade of the duodenal injury. We concluded that moderate gunshot injuries of the head of the pancreas (grade II) can be safely treated by débridement and suture repair, with or without drainage. Severe (grade IV) injuries warrant a pancreaticoduodenectomy. Most grade III injuries can be treated by débridement and drainage unless an associated severe duodenal injury is present, in which case resection may be indicated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0364-2313
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
68-71; discussion 72
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Gunshot injuries of the head of the pancreas: conservative approach.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article