The American journal of gastroenterology
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 1987
Review Case ReportsIntramural duodenal hematoma: an unusual complication of endoscopic small bowel biopsy.
We report a case of intestinal obstruction secondary to intramural duodenal hematoma after endoscopic small bowel biopsy. Review of the literature indicates that intramural duodenal hematoma occurs mainly in infants and children after trauma to the abdomen. ⋯ Physicians should be alerted to the possibility of developing intramural duodenal hematoma after small bowel biopsy. This is the first report of such an unusual complication after endoscopic small bowel biopsy in children.
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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Mar 1985
ReviewThe diagnosis and management of nausea and vomiting: a review.
Nausea and vomiting can result from a wide variety of organic and psychogenic disorders. In evaluating these symptoms, a thorough history with careful attention to their duration and relation to meals, as well as to concomitant drug use and underlying chronic medical problems, often will point to the correct diagnosis. ⋯ Treatment can be symptomatic but is directed at the underlying pathological process whenever possible. Recently developed gastrointestinal "prokinetic" agents have helped to improve the course of patients with identifiable motility disorders.