Pancreatic injury
![Diagram of the pancreas, showing its relation to the duodenum and the mesenteric veins and arteries](/Images/godic/202502/01/Gray10992715.png")
![1: Head of pancreas2: Uncinate process of pancreas3: Pancreatic notch4: Body of pancreas5: Anterior surface of pancreas6: Inferior surface of pancreas7: Superior margin of pancreas8: Anterior margin of pancreas9: Inferior margin of pancreas10: Omental tuber11: Tail of pancreas12: Duodenum](/Images/godic/202502/01/Illu_pancreas_duodenum2715.jpg")
A pancreatic injury is some form of trauma sustained by the pancreas. The injury can be sustained through either blunt forces, such as a motor vehicle accident, or penetrative forces, such as that of a gunshot wound. The pancreas is one of the least commonly injured organs in abdominal trauma.