Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma

Abdominal wall pathology is a frequently overlooked cause of acute abdomen. Increasing use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies has led to an increase in the incidence of spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma (RSH). A high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis as it can closely mimic other...

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Autores principales: Alla, Venkata M, Karnam, Showri M., Kaushik, Manu, Porter, Joann
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2010
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Clinical Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20411082
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author Alla, Venkata M
Karnam, Showri M.
Kaushik, Manu
Porter, Joann
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description Abdominal wall pathology is a frequently overlooked cause of acute abdomen. Increasing use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies has led to an increase in the incidence of spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma (RSH). A high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis as it can closely mimic other causes of acute abdomen. Herein, we report a case of RSH presenting with abdominal pain in which there was a significant delay in diagnosis. We wish to highlight the need to increase awareness among primary and emergency physicians about considering RSH in the initial differential diagnoses of abdominal pain.
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spelling pubmed-28508602010-04-21 Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma Alla, Venkata M Karnam, Showri M. Kaushik, Manu Porter, Joann West J Emerg Med Clinical Practice Abdominal wall pathology is a frequently overlooked cause of acute abdomen. Increasing use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies has led to an increase in the incidence of spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma (RSH). A high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis as it can closely mimic other causes of acute abdomen. Herein, we report a case of RSH presenting with abdominal pain in which there was a significant delay in diagnosis. We wish to highlight the need to increase awareness among primary and emergency physicians about considering RSH in the initial differential diagnoses of abdominal pain. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2010-02 /pmc/articles/PMC2850860/ /pubmed/20411082 Text en Copyright © 2010 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Alla, Venkata M
Karnam, Showri M.
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Porter, Joann
Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma
title Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma
title_full Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma
title_fullStr Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma
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title_short Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20411082
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