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Rectus sheath haematoma in elderly patients: a diagnostic challenge
J Bene1, D Lassman, S A Solomon
1Elderly Medicine, The Royal Oldham Hospital, UK.
Age and Ageing
|January 12, 1999
Abstract
Case Reports:
We report three cases of rectus sheath haematoma in elderly women. This condition is commonly misdiagnosed at any age but is an even more elusive diagnosis in elderly patients.
Conclusion:
It is important to consider rectus sheath haematoma in older patients with an abdominal or pelvic mass or spontaneous abdominal ecchymoses.