The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 641-643 , May 2007

Diagnosis and management of blunt pancreatic ductal injury in the era of high-resolution computed axial tomography

Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association, Spokane, WA, November 10–11, 2006

Received 6 December 2006 ,Revised 11 December 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.12.024

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 641-643 , May 2007