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. 2016 Feb 28;8(2):159–173. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i2.159

Table 1.

The American Association of Surgery for Trauma-organ injury scale pancreatic injury scale[25]

Grade Description
I Hematoma: Minor contusion without duct injury
Laceration: Superficial laceration without duct injury
II Hematoma: Major contusion without duct injury or tissue loss
Laceration: Major laceration without duct injury or tissue loss
III Laceration: Distal transection or parenchymal injury with duct injury
IV Laceration: Proximal transection1 or parenchymal injury involving ampulla or bile duct
V Laceration: Massive disruption of pancreatic head
1

Proximal injury is defined as lying to the right of the superior mesenteric vein.