title: A case of rectus sheath hematoma caused by yoga exercise.
abstract: Rectus sheath hematoma is a relatively rare condition but a significant cause of acute abdominal pain. The acute abdominal pain associated with rectus sheath hematoma can mimic several conditions, such as appendicitis, intestinal problems (obstruction, perforation, hernia, malignancy), and gynecologic disease (ovarian cyst, torsion, tubo-ovarian abscess, ectopic pregnancy). Correct diagnosis and subsequent treatment depends on careful history taking and appropriate use of diagnostic tools to avoid unnecessary laparotomy. We report a case of rectus sheath hematoma due to noncontact strenuous exercise, yoga, that mimicked gynecologic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Eulji Medical Center, 280-1 Hagye 1(il)-dong Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea. like-lemontea@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Yoonhee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Donghoon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015013:Yoga