Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma presenting with acute abdominal pain: A case series and review of the literature

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 250-254

  Ozucelik, Dogac Niyazi ^a   Yucel, Neslihan ^b   Emet, Mucahit ^a   Coskun, Selcuk ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLCHICINE; INDOMETACIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE HEMATOMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW;

EID: 21844440551     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.250     Document Type: Review

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