Intestinal obstruction due to spontaneous intramural hematoma of the small intestine during warfarin use: A report of two cases

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 272-273

  Uzun, Mehmet Ali ^a,b   Koksal, Neset ^a   Gunerhan, Yusuf ^a   Sahin, Umit Yasar ^a   Onur, Ender ^a   Ozkan, Omer Faruk ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hematoma; Intestinal obstruction; Intussusception; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; METOPROLOL; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WARFARIN;

EID: 34548504076     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282703633     Document Type: Article

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