(1) Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, LE5 4PW Leicester, UK
Abstract:
We report the case of an 80-year-old woman who developed a spontaneous intramural esophageal hematoma and review the available
literature. Spontaneous intramural esophageal hematoma (SIOH) is a rare but important condition. Because the cardinal symptom
is severe chest pain, the condition is often initially misdiagnosed as an acute cardiac event or aortic dissection. Increased
awareness of SIOH may prevent misdiagnosis on the basis of endoscopic and radiological appearances.