Anticoagulant-induced intramural intestinal hematoma: Report of three cases and literature review

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1285-1290

  Chaiteerakij, Roongruedee ^a   Treeprasertsuk, Sombat ^a   Mahachai, Varocha ^a   Kullavanijaya, Pinit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Intramural hematoma

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; PHYTOMENADIONE; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUODENUM; FEMALE; GERSTMANN SYNDROME; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; ILEUM; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTESTINE HEMATOMA; JEJUNUM; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 50949130982     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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