AB144. SOH24AB_177. A case of isolated pancreatic transection in trauma managed by spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy

Background: Pancreatic trauma results in high morbidity and mortality, it can often have an insidious or delayed presentation and can result in subsequent organ dysfunction. Given the anatomical relation of the spleen to the pancreas it is often resected during operative management due to the splenic vessels running through the tail of the pancreas. Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (SPDP) is well established in benign and low-grade malignant disease due to its protective advantages in perioperative infectious complications, severe complications and length of hospital stay but it is rare to be a suitable procedure in the trauma setting.