Nonresection management of the pancreas for grade III and IV blunt pancreatic injuries in children: a single center’s experience

Table 1 Injury scoring scale from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Grade	Injury	Description
I	Hematoma	Minor contusion without duct injury
I	Laceration	Superficial laceration without duct injury
II	Hematoma	Major contusion without duct injury or tissue loss
II	Laceration	Major laceration without duct injury or tissue loss
III	Laceration	Distal transection or parenchymal injury with duct injury
IV	Laceration	Proximal^a transection or parenchymal injury involving ampulla
V	Laceration	Massive disruption of pancreatic head

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