Claim: Pancreatic Injuries are diagnosed on a scale from Grade I which are only minor contusions, to Grade V laceration with a massive disruption of the pancreatic head, the area of the pancreas that sits in the curvature of the duodenum and wraps around two blood vessels.
Evidence: I Minor contusion without ductal injury V Laceration-Massive disruption of pancreatic head The pancreas stretches from the inner curvature of the duodenum, where the head surrounds two blood vessels: the superior mesenteric artery, and vein.