title: Laparoscopic drainage of an intramural duodenal haematoma: a novel technique and review of the literature.
abstract: Intramural Duodenal Haematoma (IDH) is an uncommon complication of blunt abdominal trauma. IDH's are most often treated non-operatively. We describe laparoscopic treatment of an IDH after failed conservative management. To our knowledge, successful laparoscopic drainage of an IDH in an adult has not been described previously in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, University of Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2310, Australia. gregorynolan@bigpond.com.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: Cino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bendinelli
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gani