Rectus sheath hematoma: three case reports

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Rectus sheath hematoma is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain. It is an accumulation of blood in the sheath of the rectus abdominis, secondary to rupture of an epigastric vessel or muscle tear. It could occur spontaneously or after trauma. They are usually located infraumblically and often misdiagnosed as acute abdomen, inflammatory diseases or tumours of the abdomen.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We reported three cases of rectus sheath hematoma presenting with a mass in the abdomen and diagnosed by computerized tomography. The patients recovered uneventfully after bed rest, intravenous fluid replacement, blood transfusion and analgesic treatment.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Rectus sheath hematoma is a rarely seen pathology often misdiagnosed as acute abdomen that may lead to unnecessary laparotomies. Computerized tomography must be chosen for definitive diagnosis since ultrasonography is subject to error due to misinterpretation of the images. Main therapy is conservative management.</p

Natural radioactivity, radon exhalation rates and indoor radon concentration of some granite samples used as construction material in Turkey

WOS: 000326188600012PubMed ID: 23633647It is very important to determine the levels of the natural radioactivity in construction materials and radon exhalation rate from these materials for assessing potential exposure risks for the residents. The present study deals with 22 different granite samples employed as decoration stones in constructions in Turkey. The natural radioactivity in granite samples was measured by gamma-ray spectrometry with an HPGe detector. The activity concentrations of Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 were found to be in the range of 10187, 16354 and 1041630 Bq kg(1), respectively. The radon surface exhalation rate and the radon mass exhalation rate estimated from the measured values of Ra-226 content and material properties varied from 1.3 to 24.8 Bq m(2) h(1) with a mean of 10.51.5 Bq m(2) h(1) and 0.030.64 Bq kg(1) h(1) with a mean of 0.270.04 Bq kg(1) h(1), respectively. Radon concentrations in the room caused from granite samples estimated using a mass balance equation varied from 23 to 461 Bq m(3) with a mean of 19627 Bq m(3). Also the gamma index (I), external indoor annual effective dose (E) and annual effective dose due to the indoor radon exposure (E-Rn) were estimated as the average value of 1.10.1, 0.160.02 mSv and 5.00.7 mSv, respectively, for the granite samples.Nevsehir UniversityNevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University; Cukurova UniversityCukurova University; Turkish Atomic Energy AuthorityMinistry of Energy & Natural Resources - TurkeyThis study was funded by the Nevsehir University, Cukurova University and Turkish Atomic Energy Authority

Case report: acute pancreatitis caused by postcholecystectomic hemobilia

Background: Hemobilia is a rare cause of upper GI bleeding and the reasons for the majority of the cases are iatrogenic. It is also one of the rarest vascular complication following laparoscopic cholecystectomy but acute pancreatitis due to postcholecystectomic hemobilia as a late complication of cholecystectomy is not yet described

CT appearance of rectus sheath hematoma on the left side of the abdomen

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Rectus sheath hematoma: three case reports"</p><p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/22</p><p>Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008;2():22-22.</p><p>Published online 25 Jan 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2254639.</p><p></p