Spontaneous hematoma of the rectus abdominis muscle: A rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the elderly

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 332-333

  Ozaras, R ^a,b   Yilmaz, M H ^a   Tahan, V ^a   Uraz, S ^a   Yigitbasi, R ^a   Senturk, H ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Hematoma; Reclus sheath

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY TEST; MUSCLE HEMATOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

EID: 1642379812     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679435     Document Type: Article

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