A rare cause of acute abdomen – Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma

A rare cause of acute abdomen – Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma

Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma (SRSH) is a rare entity that mimics acute abdomen. Rectus sheath hematoma is the accumulation of blood in rectus sheath due to muscle or epigastric vessel injury. However, SRSH without a trauma or anticoagulation is rare. It frequently mimics acute abdomen and it m...

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Main Authors: Hock Chin Chong, Feng Yih Chai, Yew Eng Tan, Sophia Si Ling Heng, Siti Asilah Mohd Desa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Subjects:
Rectus muscle injury
Epigastric vessel
Spontaneous
Acute abdomen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116303045

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