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The first recorded case of pancreatic injury was published in The Lancet in 1827. [8] At the time, death as a result of injury was deemed to be "universal". [ 8 ] The first successful surgery to repair a transected pancreas was performed in 1904 by Garré, who reported the case the following year.
The pancreas may be injured in abdominal trauma, for example by laceration or contusion. [4] Pancreatic injuries, most commonly caused by bicycle accidents (especially by impact with the handlebars) in children and vehicular accidents in adults, usually occur in isolation in children and accompanied by other injuries in adults. [4]
Pancreatic injuries occur in under 5% of blunt abdominal trauma cases. The severity of pancreatic injury depends primarily on the amount of harm caused to the pancreatic duct . [ 33 ] The stomach is also well protected from injury due to its heavy layering, its extensive blood supply, and its position relative to the rib cage .
The pancreas is involved in digestion and managing blood sugar. When it's is in trouble, diabetes, pancreatitis, or pancreatic cancer can result. How to care for this organ.
The inferior mesenteric vein may be damaged during surgery on the body and tail of the pancreas. [2] If a serious laceration occurs, the inferior mesenteric vein may be ligated , as other veins can drain the large intestine .
surgical maneuver named for Dr. Emil Theodor Kocher in which the duodenum and the head of the pancreas are mobilized and moved out of the way to the left to fully inspect the duodenum and the pancreas and to access deeper structures behind them duodenum, pancreatic head: aorta, inferior vena cava, posterior duodenum, posterior pancreas
Pancreas: The organ that creates insulin. Type 1 Diabetes: Autoimmune Disease Type 1 diabetes is when the pancreas does not make insulin, because the body’s immune system attacks islet cells ...
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas.Causes include a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct or the pancreatic duct, heavy alcohol use, systemic disease, trauma, elevated calcium levels, hypertriglyceridemia (with triglycerides usually being very elevated, over 1000 mg/dL), certain medications, hereditary causes and, in children, mumps.