Hematoma of the rectus abdominis muscle: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-167

  Dubinsky, Isser L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; hematoma; rectus muscle

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 0030903434     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00344-7     Document Type: Article

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