Ultrasound rectus sheath hematoma

A rectus sheath hematoma (between arrows) is seen in each of the ultrasound images above. A strip of the striated rectus abdominis muscle is visible just below the hematoma.

Reproduced with permission from: Penny SM. The gastrointestinal tract and abdominal wall. In: Examination Review for Ultrasound: Abdomen and Obstetrics & Gynecology, 3rd ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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