title: Jejunal subserosal hematoma in an 11-year-old boy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intramural hematoma may be subserosal, intramuscular, or submucosal or may involve the entire thickness of the bowel wall. Subserosal hematoma of the jejunum in children is uncommon.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report a case of an 11-year-old boy with a jejunal subserosal hematoma presenting with duodenojejunal obstruction. Emergency laparotomy was performed and subserous hematoma involving the 7-cm long bowel was found. Serosal incision was done for evacuation of blood and clots. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course. The clinical picture and radiological findings were presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang, People's Republic of China, 110004.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu Zuo
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Wei Lin
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male