A case of spontaneous esophageal submucosal hematoma
Shintaro Uchida1, Hideyuki Saito1, Kengo Kuriyama1
1Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Abstract:
A 78-year-old man visited a nearby hospital owing to chest pain triggered by vomiting. As computed tomography revealed suspected esophageal perforation, he was referred to our hospital. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed blood coagula extending from the middle intra-thoracic to the esophago-cardiac junction (ECJ), and it was diagnosed as an esophageal submucosal hematoma. Conservative therapy was initiated by fasting and discontinuing oral anticoagulants. The lesion was monitored by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. On day 12 of the symptom appearance, the hematoma had completely disappeared and on day 22, the patient was discharged from the hospital. In most cases, esophageal submucosal hematoma has a favorable course with preservative treatment. Esophageal submucosal hematoma should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses for chest pain triggered by vomiting.
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