Spontaneous Intramural Duodenal Hematoma: Pancreatitis, Obstructive Jaundice, and Upper Intestinal Obstruction

Chalerm Eurboonyanun1, Kulyada Somsap2, Somchai Ruangwannasak1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

Case Reports in Surgery
|November 29, 2016
PubMed

Nontraumatic intramural duodenal hematoma can cause upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, jaundice, and pancreatitis and may be present in patients with normal coagulation. However the pathogenesis of the condition and its relationship with acute pancreatitis remain unknown. We present a case of spontaneous intramural duodenal hematoma and a case of successful nonoperative treatments.

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