Late diagnosis of a lateral abdominal wall hematoma presenting with nonspecific findings: Report of a case

Ilkgül Ö.Özden S.Özsoy Y.Yoleri L.Erhan Y.Aydede H.2024-07-222024-07-2220071306696Xhttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19123We 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.EnglishAbdominal InjuriesAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAnemiaBiopsy, Fine-NeedleDiagnosis, DifferentialFeverHematomaHumansMaleTomography, X-Ray Computedabdominal bleedingabdominal wall hematomaanemiaarticleblunt traumacase reportcomputer assisted tomographyhematomahumanneedle biopsypleura effusionweight reductionLate diagnosis of a lateral abdominal wall hematoma presenting with nonspecific findings: Report of a caseArticle