Non-traumatic intramural hematomas in patients on anticoagulant therapy: Report of three cases and overview of the literature

Non-traumatic intramural hematoma in the gastrointestinal tract is a rare event that could have diverse clinical presentation. The small intestine is the site of predilection to this condition. Intestinal obstruction is the main presentation. Various degrees of acute abdominal pain with peritoneal s...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Bekheit, Mohamed AlaaSallam, Philippe-Abrahim Khafagy, Robert Corder, Khaled Katri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X14001074