Case Report

Intramural submucosal hematoma of esophagus due to anticoagulant treatment

Volume: 58 Number: 4 December 30, 2019
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Intramural submucosal hematoma of esophagus due to anticoagulant treatment

Abstract

Esophageal intramural submucosal hematoma is a rare and uncommon condition which occurs due to anticoagulant or antiplatelet treatment in the elderly population, or secondary to trauma.

A 63-year-old female was presented to emergency with sudden onset hematemesis, back and chest pain left shoulder pain and sweating. She has a history of non-regulated hypertension and new diagnosed atrial fibrillation with using warfarin for a week. Except for high blood pressure, her physical examination was normal with long International Normalized Ratio (INR). For confirming cardiac pathologies (abdominal aortic aneurysm or dissection) echocardiography and intravenous contrast computerized tomography of chest and abdomen was performed Computed Tomography (CT) findings were consistent with an intramural esophageal hematoma. She hospitalized intensive care unit and was controlled regularly with blood tests and vital signs. After decreasing INR, gastroscopy was performed, and findings were consistent with an intramural esophageal hematoma. By hemodynamic stabilization oral intake was starting with fluid. Control esophagogastroscopy was performed to exclude any malignancy underlying hematoma and also showed regression of hematoma. She was recovered with conservative treatment. On the day of the sixteenth, she was discharged. Spontaneously submucosal esophageal hematoma due to anticoagulant or antiplatelet treatment in the elderly patient, is a rarely seen condition. By conservative treatment, most of the cases can be recovered.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Mehmet Üstün
0000-0003-2646-5239
Türkiye

Özge Duman Atilla
0000-0002-7363-7868
Türkiye

Göksever Akpınar
0000-0002-0648-7767
Türkiye

Mustafa Emiroğlu
0000-0002-4968-2570
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2019

Submission Date

October 26, 2018

Acceptance Date

November 14, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 58 Number: 4

Vancouver
1.Semra Demirli Atıcı, Mehmet Üstün, Özge Duman Atilla, Göksever Akpınar, Mustafa Emiroğlu. Intramural submucosal hematoma of esophagus due to anticoagulant treatment. EJM. 2019 Dec. 1;58(4):415-7. doi:10.19161/etd.627101

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