- Etiology: blunt abdominal trauma
- Imaging: spectrum is contusion (pancreatic enlargement) / laceration / fracture, best indicators for injury is fluid in lesser sac or anterior pararenal space or anterior to the portal vein, peripancreatic fluid collection / pseudocyst, CT findings of focal areas of decreased enhancement can be subtle or absent initially
- Note: absence of peripancreatic fluid does not exclude pancreatic trauma
- Clinical: most common cause of pancreatitis in children
Radiology Cases of Pancreatic Trauma

