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Isolated Adrenal Hematoma Presenting as Acute Right Upper Quadrant Pain

  • Kalil G. Abdullah, BS

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Russell N. Stitzlein, BS

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Thomas A. Tallman, DO

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Thomas A. Tallman, DO, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Emergency Services Institute, E19, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195

Received 25 August 2009 ,Revised 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 November 2009. Published online 08 February 2010 Corrected Proof

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PII: S0736-4679(09)00930-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.11.022

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