title: Colonic obstruction caused by intraluminal haematoma.
abstract: We report a rare case of caecal obstruction in an anticoagulated elderly patient, who presented with abdominal pain and per-rectal bleeding. CT revealed obstruction in the ascending colon. The patient subsequently underwent a right hemicolectomy for a massively distended caecum containing a large intraluminal haematoma causing obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, UK.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Balazs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Banky
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hobday
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Borowski
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D044682:Colon, Ascending / Q000473:pathology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery