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Conservative management of traumatic acute intramural hematoma of duodenal 2nd and 3rd portion: A case report and review of literature.

Sun Jeong KimJin Ho LeeSu Mi ParkKuk Hwan Kwon
Published in: Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery (2020)
Traumatic intramural duodenal hematoma (IMDH) is a rare disease occurring usually in children. The treatment modality of traumatic IMDH varies according to clinical manifestations. We had a case of a young man who had traumatic IMDH and treated nonoperatively. He had 3 weeks of conservative care and has been discharged, with follow up abdominal CT scan showing complete resolution of the hematoma. In conclusion, patient with traumatic acute intramural hematoma of duodenal 2nd and 3rd portion have excellent clinical outcomes with conservative therapy.
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