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Duodenal and rectal hematomas complicating endoscopic biopsy: use of sonography in pediatrics
David Dunkin1, Keith J Benkov, Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg
1Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. david.dunkin@mssm.edu
Objective:
Intramural duodenal hematomas (IDHs) after nontherapeutic endoscopic biopsy are rare. Rectal hematomas (RHs) have not been reported previously. A review of the literature revealed 18 cases of IDHs.
Methods:
We reviewed 3 cases that occurred within a 4-month period at our institution.
Results:
We report a series of 3 cases occurring within a 4-month period. In addition, we report a concurrent RH in 1 of these cases. After becoming symptomatic, 2 of these patients had a diagnosis by computed tomography, the third by sonography. All patients had conservative management and were followed with sonography.
Conclusions:
Sonography was found to be an accurate, safe, and nonionizing way to diagnose and follow hematomas in pediatric patients.
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