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Intramural duodenal hematoma following upper gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsy

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We report a case of a patient who developed an intramural duodenal hematoma after an endoscopic biopsy which caused obstruction of the duodenum with obstructive jaundice and pancreatitis. We speculate the limited mobility of the duodenum and its rich submucosal vascular plexus were the crucial factors.

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  1. Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Stylianos A. Zinelis MD, Lee M. Hershenson MD, Michael F. Ennis MD, Mariella Boller MD & Farhad Ismail-Beigi MD

  2. Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiologic Sciences, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Stylianos A. Zinelis MD, Lee M. Hershenson MD, Michael F. Ennis MD, Mariella Boller MD & Farhad Ismail-Beigi MD

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Zinelis, S.A., Hershenson, L.M., Ennis, M.F. et al. Intramural duodenal hematoma following upper gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsy. Digest Dis Sci 34, 289–291 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01536064

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