Submucosal hematoma: a new distinctive sign during emergency upper digestive endoscopy for ammonia ingestion.
Moana Gelu-SimeonAnh-Phuc ChuongFaouzi SalibaGuillaume ThieryMarc LaurentClaire VilainMarius BorelLeonardo AmaralMarceline AlexisGeorgette Saint-GeorgesEric SaillardPublished in: BMC gastroenterology (2018)
Submucosal hematoma of the gastric wall is an endoscopic sign occurring frequently in ammonia ingestion. Submucosal hematoma should be distinguished from necrosis in order to avoid false misclassification in favour of more severe lesions, which would lead to an abusive surgery.