Hemorrhagic shock due to ruptured idiopathic intramural hematoma of the sigmoid colon—An autopsy case report

Hemorrhagic shock due to ruptured idiopathic intramural hematoma of the sigmoid colon—An autopsy case report

We describe herein an autopsy case involving fatal hemorrhagic shock due to idiopathic sigmoid colonic intramural hematoma rupturing into the abdominal cavity. Antemortem computed tomography revealed a mass lesion in the sigmoid colon and a large amount of hemoperitoneum. On forensic autopsy, intram...

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Main Authors: Norihiro Shinkawa, MD, PhD, Eiji Kakizaki, PhD, Ai Sonoda, MSc, Nobuhiro Yukawa, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Intramural hematoma
Colon
Idiopathic
Forensic pathology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332201127X

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