A case of acute large bowel obstruction, presenting in a patient taking warfarin

Diagnosis of rectus sheath haematoma should be suspected in patients taking anticoagulation treatment presenting with a palpable mass, abdominal pain, and anaemia. 3 A review of the literature shows computed tomography to be the most accurate imaging technique in the diagnosis of rectus sheath haema...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2003-11, Vol.20 (6), p.e8-8
Hauptverfasser:	Krysa, J, Shahabdeen, M, South, L M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Acute Disease Aged Anticoagulants - adverse effects bowel obstruction Colonic Diseases - chemically induced Colonic Diseases - diagnostic imaging Emergency Casebook Female Hematoma - chemically induced Humans Intestinal Obstruction - chemically induced Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging Pain Patients rectus sheath haematoma Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed warfarin Warfarin - adverse effects
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Diagnosis of rectus sheath haematoma should be suspected in patients taking anticoagulation treatment presenting with a palpable mass, abdominal pain, and anaemia. 3 A review of the literature shows computed tomography to be the most accurate imaging technique in the diagnosis of rectus sheath haematomas. 3 Figure 1 Abdominal radiograph showing large bowel obstruction.
ISSN:	1472-0205 1472-0213
DOI:	10.1136/emj.20.6.e8