title: Haematoma of the sigmoid colon secondary to Ehlers Danlos Syndrome presenting as a colonic tumour.
abstract: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a collective term for a number of connective tissue disorders. Vascular rupture and dissection are well-documented sequelae as is gastrointestinal perforation. We present a rare presentation where dissection of the bowel wall presented as a suspected sigmoid colon tumour.
authors.affiliation: F1, Frenchay Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK. jamie.j.dunn@gmail.com
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fallaize
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pullyblank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology