Spontaneous intramural jejunal haematoma: a case report

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intramural intestinal haematoma is a rare complication of anticoagulation therapy. A misdiagnosis may lead to an unnecessary and even hazardous surgical intervention. CASE PRESENTATION: An 85 year old lady presented to us with acute abdomen. She was on Warfarin and was found...

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Autores principales: Birla, Rashmi P, Mahawar, Kamal K, Saw, Elena YW, Tabaqchali, Mohamed A, Woolfall, Philip
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2628898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19077259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-389
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intramural intestinal haematoma is a rare complication of anticoagulation therapy. A misdiagnosis may lead to an unnecessary and even hazardous surgical intervention. CASE PRESENTATION: An 85 year old lady presented to us with acute abdomen. She was on Warfarin and was found to have grossly deranged clotting parameters. Computed Tomography Scan revealed a long loop of markedly thick-walled proximal jejunum. A diagnosis of spontaneous intramural jejunal haematoma was made. CONCLUSION: She was successfully treated with conservative management with Vitamin K and blood products.

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