Open AccessA Cause of Severe Abdominal Pain: Rectus Sheath Hematoma
Author(s) -
Shimodaira Masanori,
Kumagai Naoko,
Fujisawa Nobutaka
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-6011
pISSN - 1346-0072
DOI - 10.14442/general.12.25
Subject(s) - ecchymosis , medicine , hematoma , presentation (obstetrics) , abdominal pain , surgery , abdominal wall , abdominal mass , rectus sheath
Although rectus sheath hematoma (RSH) is rarely observed, it can be an important cause of abdominal pain. The disease is more common in elderly people, particularly if they are taking anticoagulants. Misdiagnosis is frequent and more likely if the presentation is atypical. It is important to consider RSH in elderly patients with an abdominal mass or spontaneous ecchymosis. In this article, we describe a case of RSH in an elderly patient.