A Radiological Review of the Unusual Contents of Inguinal Region

Background  The inguinal region is an area of complex anatomy that could contain diverse uncommon contents in routine clinical practice. Although inguinal hernia repair is one of the commonest surgeries done routinely, thorough preoperative imaging has a significant impact on the outcome of the surg...

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Autores principales: Ganesan, Gunalan, Ramachandran, Rajoo, Raji, Venkatesh Bala Raghu, Nandhakumar, Subhashini, Rangasami, Rajeswaran, Sai, P.M. Venkata
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Publicado: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10289859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37362368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1764404
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author Ganesan, Gunalan
Ramachandran, Rajoo
Raji, Venkatesh Bala Raghu
Nandhakumar, Subhashini
Rangasami, Rajeswaran
Sai, P.M. Venkata
author_facet Ganesan, Gunalan
Ramachandran, Rajoo
Raji, Venkatesh Bala Raghu
Nandhakumar, Subhashini
Rangasami, Rajeswaran
Sai, P.M. Venkata
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description Background  The inguinal region is an area of complex anatomy that could contain diverse uncommon contents in routine clinical practice. Although inguinal hernia repair is one of the commonest surgeries done routinely, thorough preoperative imaging has a significant impact on the outcome of the surgery, by revealing the presence of unusual contents in the inguinal region. Aim  The aim of this article is to review the differential diagnosis of the uncommon inguinal pathologies, which can simulate an inguinal hernia, to determine, and to simplify the treatment approach. Conclusions  A profound understanding of the imaging characteristics of uncommon inguinal pathologies is crucial for both the radiologists (to prevent misdiagnosis) and the treating physicians (to avoid surgical complications) and ensure optimal management.
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spelling pubmed-102898592023-06-24 A Radiological Review of the Unusual Contents of Inguinal Region Ganesan, Gunalan Ramachandran, Rajoo Raji, Venkatesh Bala Raghu Nandhakumar, Subhashini Rangasami, Rajeswaran Sai, P.M. Venkata Indian J Radiol Imaging Background  The inguinal region is an area of complex anatomy that could contain diverse uncommon contents in routine clinical practice. Although inguinal hernia repair is one of the commonest surgeries done routinely, thorough preoperative imaging has a significant impact on the outcome of the surgery, by revealing the presence of unusual contents in the inguinal region. Aim  The aim of this article is to review the differential diagnosis of the uncommon inguinal pathologies, which can simulate an inguinal hernia, to determine, and to simplify the treatment approach. Conclusions  A profound understanding of the imaging characteristics of uncommon inguinal pathologies is crucial for both the radiologists (to prevent misdiagnosis) and the treating physicians (to avoid surgical complications) and ensure optimal management. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10289859/ /pubmed/37362368 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1764404 Text en Indian Radiological Association. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Ganesan, Gunalan
Ramachandran, Rajoo
Raji, Venkatesh Bala Raghu
Nandhakumar, Subhashini
Rangasami, Rajeswaran
Sai, P.M. Venkata
A Radiological Review of the Unusual Contents of Inguinal Region
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title_short A Radiological Review of the Unusual Contents of Inguinal Region
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10289859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37362368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1764404
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