Computed tomographic appearance of prolene hernia system and polypropylene mesh plug inguinal hernia repair

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-532

  Yeung, Victor H W ^a   Pearl, Jeffrey M ^a   Coakley, Fergus V ^a   Joe, Bonnie N ^a   Westphalen, Antonio C ^a   Yeh, Benjamin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Hernioplasty; Inguinal hernia; Mesh; Pelvis; Postsurgical appearance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MESH GENERATION; REPAIR;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; GROYNES; HERNIOPLASTY; INGUINAL HERNIA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL RECORD; MESH; PELVIS; POSTSURGICAL APPEARANCE; PROSPECTIVES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYPROPYLENE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGIST; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 49949105816     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31815145c8     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Kingsnorth A, LeBlanc K. Hernias: inguinal and incisional. Lancet. 2003;362:1561-1571.
2. Dieudonne G. Plug repair of groin hernias: a 10-year experience. Hernia. 2001;5:189-191.
3. Rutkow IM. The Prefix plug repair for groin hernias. Surg Clin North Am. 2003;83:1079-1098. vi.
4. Seleem MI. Open mesh-plug technique in inguinal hernia repair - shortterm results. S Afr J Surg. 2003;41:44-47. discussion 47.
5. Pikoulis E, Daskalakis P, Psallidas N, et al. Marlex mesh Prefix plug hernioplasty retrospective analysis of 865 operations. World J Surg. 2005;29:231-234.
6. Robbins AW, Rutkow IM. Mesh plug repair and groin hernia surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 1998;178:1007-1023.
7. Gilbert AI, Young J, Graham MF, et al. Combined anterior and posterior inguinal hernia repair: intermediate recurrence rates with three groups of surgeons. Hernia. 2004;8:203-207.
8. Parra JA, Revuelta S, Gallego T, et al. Prosthetic mesh used for inguinal and ventral hernia repair: normal appearance and complications in ultrasound and CT. Br J Radiol. 2004;77:261-265.
9. Ng KS, Tan AG, Chen KK, et al. CT features of primary epiploic appendagitis. Eur J Radiol. 2006;59:284-288.
10. Rajesh A. The ring sign. Radiology. 2005;237:301-302.
11. Singh AK, Gervais DA, Hahn PF, et al. CT appearance of acute appendagitis. Am J Roentgenol. 2004;183:1303-1307.
12. Crespi G, Giannetta E, Mariani F, et al. Imaging of early postoperative complications after polypropylene mesh repair of inguinal hernia. Radiol Med (Torino). 2004;108:107-115.