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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Rectus sheath haematoma causing ureteric obstruction
  1. Venetia Hoe1,
  2. Ned Kinnear1,2,
  3. Daniel Christidis1,
  4. Helen O’Connell1
  1. 1Dept of Urology, Footscray Hospital, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
  2. 2Dept of Urology, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ned Kinnear, ned.kinnear{at}gmail.com

Summary

Rectus sheath haematoma is an uncommon condition. However, its incidence is increasing, attributed to greater use of anticoagulant therapy. We present the case of an 83-year-old woman on therapeutic enoxaparin for a prior pulmonary embolus who underwent elective right hemicolectomy and developed a rectus sheath haematoma 13 days postoperatively. Her extensive haematoma compressed retroperitoneal structures including the right ureter. She was successfully managed conservatively.

  • general surgery
  • urological surgery
  • haematology (drugs and medicines)

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225671

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors VH and HO’C conceived the study concept. VH wrote the initial manuscript. NK was responsible for manuscript figures. VH, NK, DC and HO’C revised and reviewed the final manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.