Traumatic rupture of the pancreas is a rare and difficult diagnostic and therapeutic problem. The authors present a case of traumatic rupture of the pancreas (grade IV on AAST scale) where concurrent endoscopic and surgical management was used.
Department of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery and Nutrition, Copernicus Sp. z o.o., Gdańsk Ordynator: prof. dr hab.
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