Severe acute pancreatitis complicated with intra-abdominal infection secondary to trauma: A case report
Yu Zhang,
Yun-Feng Cui
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Pancreatic trauma (PT) is rare among traumatic injuries and has a low incidence, but it can still lead to severe infectious complications, resulting in a high mortality rate. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common complication after PT, and when combined with organ dysfunction and sepsis, it will result in a poorer prognosis.
CASE SUMMARY
We report a 25-year-old patient with multiple organ injuries, including the pancreas, due to abdominal trauma, who developed necrotising… Show more
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