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==Overview==
==Overview==
An elevated/reduced concentration of serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
There are no x-ray findings associated with inguinal hernia.
 
OR
 
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].
 
OR
 
[Test] is usually normal among patients with [disease name].
 
OR
 
Some patients with [disease name] may have elevated/reduced concentration of [test], which is usually suggestive of [progression/complication].
 
OR
 
There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with [disease name].


==X Ray==
==X Ray==
*There are no x-ray findings associated with inguinal hernia. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of inguinal hernia, which include:
*There are no x-ray findings associated with inguinal hernia. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of inguinal hernia, which include:<ref name="BurkhardtArshanskiy2011">{{cite journal|last1=Burkhardt|first1=Joan Hu|last2=Arshanskiy|first2=Yevgeniy|last3=Munson|first3=J. Lawrence|last4=Scholz|first4=Francis J.|title=Diagnosis of Inguinal Region Hernias with Axial CT: The Lateral Crescent Sign and Other Key Findings|journal=RadioGraphics|volume=31|issue=2|year=2011|pages=E1–E12|issn=0271-5333|doi=10.1148/rg.312105129}}</ref>
*Dilated small bowel loops
*Dilated small bowel loops.
*Loop of bowel is seen below the level of the inguinal ligament
*Loop of bowel is seen below the level of the [[inguinal ligament]].


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]

Overview

There are no x-ray findings associated with inguinal hernia.

X Ray

  • There are no x-ray findings associated with inguinal hernia. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of inguinal hernia, which include:[1]
  • Dilated small bowel loops.
  • Loop of bowel is seen below the level of the inguinal ligament.

References

  1. Burkhardt, Joan Hu; Arshanskiy, Yevgeniy; Munson, J. Lawrence; Scholz, Francis J. (2011). "Diagnosis of Inguinal Region Hernias with Axial CT: The Lateral Crescent Sign and Other Key Findings". RadioGraphics. 31 (2): E1–E12. doi:10.1148/rg.312105129. ISSN 0271-5333.

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