Affiliation:
1. Departments of Surgery and Medicine Western Infirmary Glasgow
Abstract
SUMMARY Rectus sheath haematoma has been well documented with over 500 cases reported. The main interest is in their ability to mimic severe intra‐abdominal pathology with a resultant low rate of pre‐operative diagnosis. We report a case of a bilateral rectus sheath haematoma complicating severe alcoholic liver disease and review the modes of diagnosis and management.
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