Groin swelling, the anatomic way out of abdominal haematomas: a case report and explicative literature review

Acta Chir Belg. 2008 Mar-Apr;108(2):251-3. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680214.

Abstract

This case report concerns a previously healthy thirty-five-year-old female with complaints of inguinal hernia that ultimately proved to be a retroperitoneal haematoma. The patient suffered from a car accident 5 months before admission and was hospitalized. During her prior hospitalization, explorative laparotomy revealed a haematoma of the mesentery. The haematoma was treated conservatively, with fluid resuscitation and rest. During her second admission, MRI of the inguinal region revealed localized haematoma. During inguinal exploration, a fluid-filled bluish indirect hernia sac was identified and found to be contoured by free-flowing, non-clotting blood. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged six days following surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / complications*
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Groin
  • Hematoma / diagnosis
  • Hematoma / etiology*
  • Hematoma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating