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Complete transection of the pancreas due to a single stamping injury is reported. A 47-year-old female was stamped on in the epigastric region by her common-law husband when lying on her back. Immediately after the stamping, she complained of severe abdominal pain. In an emergency hospital, the abdominal CT (computed tomography) scan showed a large haematoma around the pancreas head. In the surgical operation that followed, a complete transection of the pancreas between the head and body was unexpectedly discovered. Furthermore, severe traumatic changes were found in the liver, mesentery, splenic artery and vein. The medico-legal autopsy revealed marked haemorrhaging in the abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue and rectus muscle in the epigastric region. The external blunt force that acted on the abdomen had forcibly compressed the pancreas against the spinal column. Blunt pancreatic injury is relatively uncommon, but pancreatic injuries should always be considered in patients or autopsy cases after external blunt force to the abdomen.
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Received: 17 July 2000 / Accepted: 7 January 2001
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Higashitani, K., Kondo, T., Sato, Y. et al. Complete transection of the pancreas due to a single stamping injury: a case report. Int J Leg Med 115, 72–75 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140100208
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004140100208