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Case of duodenal haematoma treated with ultrasound guided drainage

Geraint M Lloyd1, Christopher D Sutton, Leslie J Marshall

  • 1Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom.

ANZ Journal of Surgery
|June 12, 2004
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Duodenal haematoma usually occurs secondary to blunt abdominal trauma(1), although more recently it has been recognized as a complication of endoscopic duodenal biopsy(2). The two established management strategies are to treat conservatively until resolution of the haematoma occurs or to surgically evacuate the haematoma. We present a case of duodenal haematoma that was successfully treated by ultrasound guided drainage when no improvement occurred with conservative treatment.

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