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**The hernia neck will be superolateral to the course of the inferior epigastric vessels | **The hernia neck will be superolateral to the course of the inferior epigastric vessels | ||
[[File:Inguinal hernia CT.PNG|400px|thumb|left|CT scan showing inguinal hernia [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/inguinal-herna01/ source:Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 2623]]] | [[File:Inguinal hernia CT.PNG|400px|thumb|left|CT scan showing inguinal hernia [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/inguinal-herna01/ source:Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 2623]]] | ||
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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 CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
OR
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
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There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
CT scan
- Pelvic CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of inguinal hernia. Findings on CT scan suggestive of inguinal hernia include:[1][2]
- Defect in the abdominal wall muscles
- Appearance of bowel loops within the lesion
- lateral crescent sign
- The hernia neck will be superolateral to the course of the inferior epigastric vessels
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Robinson A, Light D, Kasim A, Nice C (2013). "A systematic review and meta-analysis of the role of radiology in the diagnosis of occult inguinal hernia". Surg Endosc. 27 (1): 11–8. doi:10.1007/s00464-012-2412-3. PMID 22733195.