Intramural hematoma of the colon after polypectomy – an unusual case occurrence

Rectal Haematoma After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy. Presentation and Management

“…The haematoma involved all layers of the rectal wall. (Figure 2-4) With increasing popularity of cold snare resection of polyps, this complication may however be increasing [3]. The case involved the rectum which has been reported after spot-marking before [4], but never related to polypectomy and with such a large haematoma.…”

Hemorrhagic shock due to ruptured idiopathic intramural hematoma of the sigmoid colon—An autopsy case report

“…The patient in our case did not show findings suggestive of blunt abdominal trauma, was not anticoagulated and had no obvious blood dyscrasias. Postpolypectomy status [ 9 , 13 ], endometriosis [14] , and a background of acute cholecystitis [15] or intestinal pneumatosis [16] have been reported as other causes. In our case, those causes were all excluded by a comprehensive medical history and macro- and microscopic findings.…”