Intramural Hematoma of the Esophagus

We report the case of a patient with an intramural hematoma of the esophagus. This rare condition is more common in elderly women and can be misdiagnosed as cardiovascular or other digestive emergent disease. The classical clinical triad includes chest pain, sudden dysphagia or odynophagia and minor...

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Main Authors: Dahlia Thao Cao, Jean-Luc Reny, Nicolas Lanthier, Jean-Louis Frossard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/341808