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Case Reports
. 2008 Sep;54(9):1246-8.

Is enoxaparin injection from the abdominal wall safe in elderly people?: a fatal case of rectus sheath hematoma

Mehmet Kayrak  1 , Ahmet Bacaksiz, Mehmet Yazici
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Case Reports

Is enoxaparin injection from the abdominal wall safe in elderly people?: a fatal case of rectus sheath hematoma

Mehmet Kayrak et al. Can Fam Physician. 2008 Sep.
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Figure 1
The patient with ecchymosis in the abdominal wall and left flank
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computed tomography scan of the patient showing the hematoma limited in the left rectus abdominis sheath
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