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Item Late diagnosis of a lateral abdominal wall hematoma presenting with nonspecific findings: Report of a case(2007) Ilkgül Ö.; Özden S.; Özsoy Y.; Yoleri L.; Erhan Y.; Aydede H.We report a case with a late diagnosis of posttraumatic lateral abdominal wall hematoma. The patient was admitted with a giant hematoma presenting with pleural effusion, anemia and weight loss on postoperative 30th day after a blunt trauma. Computerized tomography analysis revealed a hematoma extending from axilla to the gluteus. Fine-needle aspiration revealed an exudative fluid and five l i t e rs of fluid collection was drained. Misdiagnosed lateral abdominal wall hematomas can be diagnosed with nonspecific findings as in this case.