Spontaneous duodenal hematoma: a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction.
Intramural duodenal hematoma is a rare cause of proximal gastrointestinal tract obstruction most frequently encountered in the setting of abdominal trauma or coagulation deficiencies. Here we report a case of a 75-year-old man who spontaneously developed an intramural duodenal hematoma with no apparent inciting event or risk factors.
Weil
Brent R
BR
Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA. brweil@iupui.edu
Howard
Thomas J
TJ
Zyromski
Nicholas J
NJ
D000368:Aged; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed