Blunt trauma resulting in rib fractures can be associated with hemothorax, pneumothorax, pulmonary contusions or less frequently chest and abdominal wall hematomas. Our case describes the first report of hemoperitoneum secondary to intercostal arterial bleeding from blunt trauma in a patient on anticoagulation.

Although pleural effusion as a complication of esophageal manipulation is well described in the literature, the fluid is usually nonhemorrhagic. We describe the first patient who had uncomplicated sclerotherapy with ethanolamine for esophageal varices, and on two occasions this patient developed left-sided bloody pleural effusion within 12-72 h after sclerotherapy. The effusion resolved spontan...