Blunt trauma of the pancreas and biliary tract: a multimodality imaging approach to diagnosis

Radiographics : a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc
Avneesh GuptaJorge A Soto

Abstract

Injuries of the pancreas, gallbladder, and bile ducts due to blunt trauma are relatively uncommon and difficult to detect but are associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially if diagnosis is delayed. Accurate and early diagnosis is imperative, and imaging plays a key role in detection. Knowledge of the mechanisms of injury, the types of injuries, and the roles of various imaging modalities is essential for prompt and accurate diagnosis. Early recognition of disruption of the main pancreatic duct is important because such disruption is the principal cause of delayed complications. Computed tomography (CT) can demonstrate pancreatic parenchymal injuries and complications such as abscess, fistula, pancreatitis, and pseudocyst. CT findings can also suggest disruption of the pancreatic duct; however, the ability of CT to indicate this finding depends on the degree of parenchymal injury. Magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography allows direct imaging of the pancreatic duct and sites of disruption. Gallbladder injuries can be detected with CT, ultrasonography, hepatobiliary scintigraphy, or MR cholangiopancreatography. CT findings include a collapsed gallbladder, wall thickening, inhomogeneous mural enhancement, and...Continue Reading

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