Exercise-Induced Bilateral Rectus Sheath Hematomas Presenting As Acute Abdominal Pain with Scrotal Swelling and Pressure: Case Report and Review

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Auten, Jonathan D ^a   Schofer, Joel M ^a   Banks, Steven L ^a   Rooney, Timothy B ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; exercise induced; rectus sheath hematoma; scrotal pressure; scrotal swelling

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HEMATOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECTUS SHEATH HEMATOMA; RISK FACTOR; SCROTAL SWELLING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; EDEMA; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; PRESSURE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCROTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949893454     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.06.027     Document Type: Article

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