Sudden onset of abdominal mass

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2014.02.012
• Publication Date: 2014-07-02T14:00:36Z
• Authors: Emma Espinar; Andrea Soria; Jaime Jimeno Fraile; David Parés
• Keywords: Abdominal mass

The patient was a 58-year-old man with a tobacco habit of 20 cigarettes/day, ischemic cardiomyopathy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He came to the Emergency Department due to the sudden appearance of a mass in the right abdomen after a fit of coughing. He was admitted with BP 125/75 mmHg and 102 bpm, and we observed a large mass in the right flank and hypochondrium during physical examination. The lab work showed hemoglobin 13.3 mg/dL and hematocrit 37.29%. A simple abdominal radiograph showed no alterations. Meanwhile, computed tomography of the abdomen with intravenous contrast revealed a large hematoma of the right rectus abdominis muscle sheath measuring 20 cm 14cm 70 cm with signs of active bleeding (Figs. 1 and 2). c i r e s p . 2 0 1 4 ; 9 2 ( 7 ) : e 3 9