Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector6183810.17816/kazmj61838EditorialIsolated rupture of the pancreasGalkinR. A.info@eco-vector.comKuznecovA. I.info@eco-vector.com3007197253456572502202125022021Copyright © 1972, Galkin R.A., Kuznecov A.I.1972<p>Isolated closed lesions of the pancreas are extremely rare in the practice of a surgeon. Usually damage to the gland is preceded by trauma to the abdomen. We observed a rupture of the pancreas in an elderly patient in whom the nature of the injury could not be established. The unusualness of this observation and the difficulty of diagnosis prompted us to publish it.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив