Spontaneous Gastric Intramural Hematoma: Case Report and Literature Review

N/ACompletedNCT05204420

University of Balamand1 enrolled

Overview

Patient previously healthy found to have spontaneous gastric intramural hematoma

28 year old male patient previously healthy presented with diarrhea and diffuse abdominal pain of 1 week duration that exacerbated 1 day prior to presentation. CT showed anterior abdominal mass possibly from the outer gastric wall. Gastroscopy suspected a submucosal tumor in the body and antrum. Patient's pain exacerbated and developed drop in hemoglobin. Urgent CT scan showed a bleeding gastric tumor. Urgent laparotomy identified a bleeding gastric lesion at greater curvature. Partial gastrectomy done with abutting mesocolon resection. Surgical specimen pathology showed gastric intramural hematoma that was considered spontaneous.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Gastric Hemorrhage

Interventions

Gastric wide local excision for bleeding massPROCEDURE

Laparoscopic partial gastrectomy for gastric submucosal mass

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * any patient presenting with gastric bleeding tumors Exclusion Criteria: * patients on anticoagulants and patient with gastric medical history

Locations (1)

University of Balamand

Beirut, Lebanon

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Spontaneous gastric intramural hematoma

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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