Figure 1 - A. Blunt abdominal trauma with seat belt sign. B. CT shows free fluid in the abdominal cavity and C. bowel wall edema. D. Laparotomy: small bowel perforation.

Figure 2 - Penetrating abdominal trauma. A. Stab wound . B. C. D.

Figure 3 - Pringle maneuver.

Figure 4 - Exposure of the pancreas. A. opening the lesser sac trough the gastrocolic ligament. B. A grade III pancreatic injury.

Figure 5 - Kocher maneuver. A. Medial rotation of duodenum. B. Exposure of the head of pancreas, duodenum (2nd portion) and inferior cava vena.

Figure 6 – Retroperitoneal hematoma. A. Classification. B. Identification of a Zone I inframesocolic retroperitoneal hematoma.

Figure 7 - Cattell-Braasch maneuver. A. Mobilization of the hepatic flexure and medial rotation of the right colon B. Associated Kocher maneuver with exposure of

retroperitoneal structures.

Figure 8 - Mattox maneuver. A. Mobilization and medial rotation of the left colon, spleen, pancreas and kidney B. Exposure of abdominal aorta and branchs.

Figure 9 - The division of the pancreatic neck