I gave birth to my son 3 years ago by c-section, and now three years later i have a pretty nice size lump in my stomach near the incision area which is very tender and painful, i recently had a ct scan done and the results came back as to maybe it could be a hemotoma and my docter suggested I go and speak with a surgeon and request a vascular ultrsound done, can someone tell me more about hemotomas and is this very serious I'm very nervous...
2007-08-01 16:45:39 · 4 answers · asked by FELICIA C 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It begins as a deep bruise, but if the blood doesn't dissipate in the body as usual, it can become hardened. I don't think you should worry cause this is most likely easy to remove, and if it were a blood clot he would have told you, not to worry much there either, it's not hard to remove either if you've got a good surgeon. God bless and good luck.
2007-08-01 16:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by flpantherlady7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hematoma: An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is usually situated within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as within a muscle.
A hematoma is caused by a break in the wall of a blood vessel. The break may be spontaneous, as in the case of an aneurysm, or caused by trauma.
The treatment of a hematoma depends on its location and size. Treatment can involve draining the accumulated blood
2007-08-02 00:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by db2byl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bruise
2007-08-01 23:54:22 · answer #3 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bad bruise--not very serious.
2007-08-01 23:54:15 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Sonny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋