Intramural Intestinal Haemorrhage

Intramural intestinal haemorrhage: a complication of anticoagulant therapy.

Introduction It has been estimated that haemorrhage occurs in approximately one third of all patients receiving anticoagulant treatment. Although it is usually only a minor complication, 2% of hospital patients and 10% of ambulatory cases on long-term therapy will suffer a serious haemorrhage (Gilbert and Jorgenson, 1960). Patients who present with sudden acute abdominal pain, often with signs ...

Intestinal haemorrhage in Turner's syndrome.

A 13-year-old girl with Turner's syndrome and bleeding from intestinal venous ectasia is reported. The various types of vascular anomaly of the bowel associated with Turner's syndrome are discussed. Awareness of these anomalies may help prevent unnecessary laparotomy in children with this syndrome.

Findings in spontaneous intramural intestinal hematoma imaging

Spontaneous intramural hematomas are a very rare cause of acute abdominal pain, but a likely diagnosis in patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy or with underlying hematological disease. Although average onset after beginning anticoagulation therapy is 24.4 months, they may develop as early as 10 days after start of treatment. Clinical symptoms are very broad (e.g. abdominal pain and nause...

Medical aspects of gastro-intestinal haemorrhage.

Most published figures show a mortality under conservative treatment of between 5 and 10% (note reduction corresponding to the introduction of blood transfusion). Though the mortality of haemorrhage from chronic gastric ulcer is considerably higher than at other sites the most important correlation is with age. Above 50 years the death rate increases sharply, and the third factor that significa...

Surgical aspects of gastro-intestinal haemorrhage.