Pancreaticoduodenal trauma in children is uncommon but carries high morbidity and mortality rates, especially when the diagnosis is delayed. A case of combined pancreatico duodenal and bile duct injury following blunt abdominal trauma is described which presented two days after injury. It highlights the extremes of surgical procedures that may be needed in massive blunt trauma.
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