Pancreatic clefts caused by penetrating vessels: a potential diagnostic pitfall for pancreatic fracture on CT

The diagnosis of pancreatic fracture using computerized tomography (CT) is made by identifying a linear defect in the pancreas, often with a variable amount of peripancreatic fluid. However, the fat surrounding arterial and venous vessels which penetrate the pancreas can give a very similar CT appea...

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Published in:Emergency radiology 2000-10, Vol.7 (5), p.283-286
Main Authors: Brandon, J. C., Izenberg, S. D., Fields, P. A., Evankovich, C., Wilson, G., Teplick, S. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Pancreas
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Summary:The diagnosis of pancreatic fracture using computerized tomography (CT) is made by identifying a linear defect in the pancreas, often with a variable amount of peripancreatic fluid. However, the fat surrounding arterial and venous vessels which penetrate the pancreas can give a very similar CT appearance - a previously unreported finding. This report describes the CT appearance of such defects as well as the macroscopic and microscopic analysis of the vessels penetrating the pancreas in a cadaver having this CT finding.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1070-3004
1438-1435
DOI:10.1007/PL00011842