Abstract
Pancreato-duodenectomy is a formidable operation for the critically injured patient. We describe a patient who sustained a stab wound to the stomach and duodenum. At operation this injury could not be reconstructed. A Whipple operation was performed in which the pancreatic stump was stapled and recovery was uneventful, although there was a low output fistula from the pancreatic stump. Limited indications for the Whipple procedure in trauma patients are suggested.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 366-368, 383 |
| Journal | Harefuah |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 2 Mar 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |