Pancreatic laceration
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This pancreatic laceration was managed non-operatively, although the patient did go on to develop a pseudocyst subsequently.
Pancreatic lacerations can be difficult to seeidentify but as in this case, there is swelling of theare a few subtle clues such as pancreatic tail with a linearoedema, linear hypodensity, as well as surrounding fat stranding and fluid/haematoma.
-<p>This pancreatic laceration was managed non-operatively, although the patient did go on to develop a pseudocyst subsequently. </p><p>Pancreatic lacerations can be difficult to see but as in this case, there is swelling of the pancreatic tail with a linear hypodensity, as well as surrounding fat stranding and fluid/haematoma. </p>- +<p>This pancreatic laceration was managed non-operatively, although the patient did go on to develop a pseudocyst. </p><p>Pancreatic lacerations can be difficult to identify but as in this case, there are a few subtle clues such as pancreatic oedema, linear hypodensity, as well as surrounding fat stranding and fluid/haematoma. </p>
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Fat stranding and small volume of blood within the left upper quadrant and left retroperitoneal space. A linear hypodensity is seen through the tail of the pancreas. Dense left adrenal nodule most likely represents a haematoma in this context. There is a small left perinephric haematoma.
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