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Case Reports
. 2018:23:18-141.
doi: 10.7812/TPP/18-141.

Image Diagnosis: Esophageal Intramural Hematoma in Sudden-Onset Chest Pain and Dysphagia

Harshal S Mandavdhare  1 , Pankaj Gupta  1 , Pranab Maity  1 , Vishal Sharma  1
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Case Reports

Image Diagnosis: Esophageal Intramural Hematoma in Sudden-Onset Chest Pain and Dysphagia

Harshal S Mandavdhare et al. Perm J. 2018.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopic image of the patient’s esophagus. The white arrow indicates the esophageal intramural hematoma.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computed tomography image showing the mural thickening of the esophagus (white arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Repeat endoscopy of the patient’s esophagus. The white arrow indicates resolution of the hematoma and the linear ulcer.
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