RECTUS SHEATH HEMATOMA

Course overview

RECTUS SHEATH HEMATOMA IS A RELATIVELY UNCOMMON ENTITY THAT IS MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH ABDOMINAL WALL TRAUMA OR ANTICOAGULATION. ALTHOUGH IT IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED CONDITION, ITS DIAGNOSIS CAN BE DIFFICULT GIVEN ITS PROPENSITY TO MIMIC A VARIETY OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL PATHOLOGIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF RECTUS SHEATH HEMATOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.