DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2025.v13i01.033

Pages: 148-150

Colonic intramural hematoma is a rare and poorly described complication of abdominal trauma, preferentially involving the duodenum or small intestine, and much more rarely the colon. Colonic intramural haematomas are mainly associated with abdominal trauma, anticoagulant therapy, coagulation disorders or haemorrhagic disease. We report the case of a 71-year-old man who had been involved in a road traffic accident with an abdominal point of impact. An emergency abdomino-pelvic CT scan was ordered as part of a lesion assessment, which revealed an isolated colonic intramural hematoma. The patient was monitored but not operated on. The outcome was favorable.