Presentation
A 39 years old male with history of car accident 5 weeks ago that presented with 1 month history of recurrent epigastric pain and nausea.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Post traumatic pancreatitis
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Focal parenchymal enlargement with indistinct pancreatic head margins owing to inflamation and fat stranding at surrounding retroperitoneal fat. Lack of parenchymal enhancement at pancreatic head and diffuse circumferential duodenal wall thickening.
Case Discussion
Mild acute (interstitial edematous) pancreatitis shows heterogeneous glandular attenuation due to interestitial edema and shaggy contour. Peripancreatic fat may be hazy due to inflamation.Trauma is one of the most common causes of acute pancreatitis.
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