A Large Hematoma Due to Benign Ulcer Perforation of the Gastric Fundus Resembling Submucosal Tumor.
- Author:
Nam Yong KIM
1
;
Jung Hwan OH
;
Soo Jin CHOI
;
Seung Kyoung KIM
;
Youn Mi SONG
;
Byung Soo JIE
;
Seung Hyun OH
;
Sang Wook CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ojh@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Peptic ulcer perforation;
Hematoma;
Submucosal tumor
- MeSH:
Emergencies;
Gastric Fundus;
Hematoma;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Male;
Peptic Ulcer Perforation;
Stomach;
Stomach Ulcer;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010;41(3):159-162
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The gastric fundus is a rare site for benign ulcer and perforation to occur. A 47 year-old male presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain. An endoscopic examination revealed a submucosal tumor-like lesion with friable, superficial ulceration in the high body of the stomach. We performed surgical resection to rule out malignancy because of the lesion's large size and we found chronic gastric ulcer perforation, which was pathologically diagnosed. We presumed that the formation of the large hematoma, which mimicked a submucosal tumor, was a result of repeated bleeding, perforation and healing. We report here on a case of a large hematoma due to a benign gastric ulcer perforation in the fundus, and this all mimicked a submucosal tumor.
