title: Case of duodenal haematoma treated with ultrasound guided drainage.
abstract: Duodenal haematoma usually occurs secondary to blunt abdominal trauma(1), although more recently it has been recognized as a complication of endoscopic duodenal biopsy(2). The two established management strategies are to treat conservatively until resolution of the haematoma occurs or to surgically evacuate the haematoma. We present a case of duodenal haematoma that was successfully treated by ultrasound guided drainage when no improvement occurred with conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Geraint M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Leslie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jameson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography