A traumatic pancreatic transection despite a child safety seat

A 5-year-old boy sustained blunt abdominal trauma in a car crash. The buckle mechanism of the five-point harness of his child safety seat compressed his upper abdomen causing an isolated complete pancreatic rupture. Diagnosis was delayed due to subtle symptoms and normal initial findings. A CT scan...

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Published in:Acta chirurgica belgica 2017-06, Vol.117 (3), p.196-199
Main Authors: Belyaev, Orlin, Tcholakov, Oleg, Uhl, Waldemar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Injuries - diagnosis
Abdominal Injuries - etiology
Abdominal Injuries - surgery
Child
Child Restraint Systems - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Pancreas - injuries
Pancreatectomy
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - etiology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - surgery
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Summary:A 5-year-old boy sustained blunt abdominal trauma in a car crash. The buckle mechanism of the five-point harness of his child safety seat compressed his upper abdomen causing an isolated complete pancreatic rupture. Diagnosis was delayed due to subtle symptoms and normal initial findings. A CT scan confirmed diagnosis. An emergency limited central pancreatic resection was performed. The outcome was excellent.
ISSN:0001-5458
DOI:10.1080/00015458.2016.1242216