title: Rectus sheath hematoma.
abstract: We describe 3 patients with rectus sheath hematoma presenting to the emergency department. Prompt consideration of this uncommon cause of abdominal pain may prevent more expensive and invasive diagnostic tests and, in some cases, unnecessary hospitalization and laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. jedlow@caregroup.harvard.edu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Edlow
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Juang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Margulies
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burstein
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography