Review Article

Laparoscopic Management of Blunt Pancreatic Trauma in Adults and Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review

Table 1

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma–Grading system for pancreatic trauma.

Grade IHematoma. Minor contusion without duct injury.
Laceration. Superficial laceration without duct injury.

Grade IIHematoma. Major contusion without duct injury or tissue loss.
Laceration. Major laceration without duct injury or tissue loss.

Grade IIILaceration. Distal transection or parenchymal injury with duct injury.

Grade IVLaceration. Proximal transection or parenchymal injury with duct injury

Grade VLaceration. Massive destruction of the pancreatic head