SPONTANEOUS DUODENAL HEMATOMA IN A PATIENT WITH GLANZMANNS-THROMBASTHENIA

Spontaneous intramural duodenal hematoma is a rare problem, most commo nly seen in children who have coagulation disorders. A child who had G lanzmann's thrombasthenia, a disorder of platelet function, presented with signs and symptoms of duodenal obstruction. Nonoperative manageme nt of an obstructing duodenal hematoma was successful and potentially life-threatening surgery was avoided. Copyright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saund ers Company.