Late diagnosis of a lateral abdominal wall hematoma presenting with nonspecific findings: Report of a case
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2007
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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.
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Abdominal Injuries , Accidents, Traffic , Adolescent , Anemia , Biopsy, Fine-Needle , Diagnosis, Differential , Fever , Hematoma , Humans , Male , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , abdominal bleeding , abdominal wall hematoma , anemia , article , blunt trauma , case report , computer assisted tomography , hematoma , human , needle biopsy , pleura effusion , weight reduction