DOI: 10.12890/2024_004625

The value of ultrasonography in detecting gastric haemorrhage

Authors

  • Erman Uygun Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Omer Emanet School of Medicine, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Emin Gokhan Gencer Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Ozgur Sarica Department of Radiology, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Tolga Orhan Department of Radiology, Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

omeremanet22@gmail.com

Keywords

Gastric intramural haematoma, ultrasonography, gastric tumour, haemorrhage

Abstract

Gastric intramural haematoma is a very infrequent condition. It can occur due to clotted gastric haemorrhage as a result of peptic ulcer disease, or following trauma, oral anticoagulant therapy and bleeding disorders. It is usually suspected with the symptoms of gastrointestinal haemorrhage such as haematemesis, melena and haematochezia, and detected by endoscopy. In rare cases, the patient is asymptomatic or presents with non-related symptoms and can diagnosed by computerised tomography. In this case, we report the detection of a gastric intramural haematoma during abdominal ultrasonography in a hypotensive patient who was admitted to the emergency department after sliding and falling from a height.

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Published

2024-07-26

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 8 (2024)

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Uygun E, Emanet O, Gencer EG, Sarica O, Orhan T. The value of ultrasonography in detecting gastric haemorrhage. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 26 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];11(8). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/4625