The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment

Ultrasonography (USG) is an accepted and reliable tool for the assessment of groin hernias. However, USG of the groin is operator dependent and challenging. The anatomy of this region is complex and the normal sonographic findings can be difficult to interpret. We describe the relevant normal anatom...

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Autores principales: Yoong, Philip, Duffy, Stephen, Marshall, Thomas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Abdominal Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3932585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24604947
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.125586
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description Ultrasonography (USG) is an accepted and reliable tool for the assessment of groin hernias. However, USG of the groin is operator dependent and challenging. The anatomy of this region is complex and the normal sonographic findings can be difficult to interpret. We describe the relevant normal anatomy of the groin relating to inguinal and femoral hernias, and describe a straightforward, reliable technique for identifying and assessing the integrity of the inguinal and femoral canals. The inferior epigastric vessels are a critical landmark for assessment of the inguinal canal and deep inguinal ring.
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spelling pubmed-39325852014-03-06 The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment Yoong, Philip Duffy, Stephen Marshall, Thomas J Indian J Radiol Imaging Abdominal Radiology Ultrasonography (USG) is an accepted and reliable tool for the assessment of groin hernias. However, USG of the groin is operator dependent and challenging. The anatomy of this region is complex and the normal sonographic findings can be difficult to interpret. We describe the relevant normal anatomy of the groin relating to inguinal and femoral hernias, and describe a straightforward, reliable technique for identifying and assessing the integrity of the inguinal and femoral canals. The inferior epigastric vessels are a critical landmark for assessment of the inguinal canal and deep inguinal ring. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3932585/ /pubmed/24604947 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.125586 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Abdominal Radiology
Yoong, Philip
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Marshall, Thomas J
The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment
title The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment
title_full The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment
title_fullStr The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment
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title_short The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment
title_sort inguinal and femoral canals: a practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment
topic Abdominal Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3932585/
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