Late diagnosis of a lateral abdominal wall hematoma presenting with nonspecific findings: report of a case.
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 liters of fluid collection was drained. Misdiagnosed lateral abdominal wall hematomas can be diagnosed with nonspecific findings as in this case.
Ilkgül
Ozer
O
Department of General Surgery Medicine Faculty of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. ilkgul@doctor.com
Ozden
Sema
S
Ozsoy
Yücel
Y
Yoleri
Levent
L
Erhan
Yamaç
Y
Aydede
Hasan
H
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed