Rectus sheath hematoma caused by non-contact strenuous exercise mimicking acute appendicitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Oh, Je Hyeok ^a   Kim, Tae Han ^a   Cha, Sung Jae ^a   Kim, Seung Ho ^b  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

abdomen rectus muscle; acute abdomen; appendicitis; hematoma; sport injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; FLUID THERAPY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPORT INJURY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956393939     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.088     Document Type: Article

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