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01-04-2011

Is Entirely Conservative Management a Correct Strategy for Hemodynamically Stable Patient with a Grade IV Blunt Pancreatic Injury?

Authors: Paolo Mercantini, Edoardo Virgilio, Tommaso Bocchetti, Gabriele Capurso, Andrea Kazemi Nava, Vincenzo Ziparo

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 4/2011

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The first case of pancreatic injury was described by Travers in 1827, and long-held but uncertain opinions still surround this formidable disease. We commend Dr. Pata and colleagues for the notable information introduced into the nonoperative management for grade III blunt pancreatic injury [1] and raise one question with interest: As of the most recent follow-up, did you find any “upstream” chronic pancreatitis in this group of patients treated conservatively? …

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Title: Is Entirely Conservative Management a Correct Strategy for Hemodynamically Stable Patient with a Grade IV Blunt Pancreatic Injury?
Authors: Paolo Mercantini
Edoardo Virgilio
Tommaso Bocchetti
Gabriele Capurso
Andrea Kazemi Nava
Vincenzo Ziparo
Publication date: 01-04-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0925-2

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