Transcatheter Arterial Embolization of Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Haematoma in a Chinese Woman

Spontaneous extraperitoneal haemorrhage is a rare but well-described complication of anticoagulation therapy. We report a case of spontaneous rectus sheath haematoma in a 69-year-old Chinese woman who had received low-molecular-weight heparin for pulmonary embolism. She presented with sudden onset o...

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Main Authors: Joseph Hon-Ming Wong, Simon Siu-Man Ng, Simon Sze-Ming Ho, Janet Fung-Yee Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600548