Surgical treatment of pancreatic traumatic injury

Experience of treatment of 52 injured persons with combined pancreatic trauma was summarized. Among combined injuries the thoracic trauma had predominated. Laparocentesis was performed in all patients in emergency. In pancreatic injury a gastroepiploica was cannulated with subsequent infusion of sandostatin and antibiotics. In 11 patients complications after the operation had occurred, mortality was 23.1% (12 patients).