Rectus sheath hematoma: A series of unfortunate events

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2050-2055

  Luhmann, Andreas ^a,b   Williams, Eiffon Vaughn ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33750450918     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0702-9     Document Type: Article

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