Spontaneous hematoma of the rectus abdominis sheath: A review of 177 cases with report of 7 personal cases

International Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-257

  Linhares, M M ^a   Lopes Filho, G J ^a,b   Bruna, P C ^a   Ricca, A B ^a   Sato, N Y ^a   Sacalabrini, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hematoma; Rectus sheath; Spontaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DISEASE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 0033155425     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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