Nogués A, Eizaguirre I, Suñol M, Tovar J A
Service of Radiology, Hospital Materno Infantil NaSa de Aranzazu, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, Spain.
J Pediatr Surg. 1989 Apr;24(4):406-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80283-0.
A 12-year-old hemophilic boy was admitted because of acute abdomen with intraabdominal bleeding. The cause was a giant intramural duodenal hematoma that resolved after 16 days of parenteral nutrition. This condition is a rare complication of coagulation disorders, but it should be suspected in cases with internal blood loss. Abdominal ultrasonography, computed tomography scans, and contrast x-ray studies are diagnostic procedures for such cases.