Characteristic locations of inguinal region and anterior abdominal wall hernias: Sonographic appearances and identification of clinical pitfalls

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1356-1364

  Jamadar, David A ^a   Jacobson, Jon A ^a   Morag, Yoav ^a   Girish, Gandikota ^a   Dong, Qian ^a   Al Hawary, Mahmoud ^a   Franz, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal radiology; Hernia; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SPIGELIAN HERNIA; SURGICAL WOUND; UMBILICAL HERNIA; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247599222     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.0638     Document Type: Article

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