Dynamic ultrasound with postural change facilitated the detection of an incisional hernia in a case with negative MRI findings
Journal
Journal of Ultrasound
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
3
Pages
279-281
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
Incisional hernias commonly develop after abdominal surgeries with a lower incidence in patients receiving laparoscopy. Diagnosis through a non-surgical approach is usually made by computed tomography or magnetic resonance images (MRI) but both image modalities require patients to be examined in a supine position. We reported a case noticing a mass over her right lower abdomen after a laparoscopic liver segmentectomy with negative findings of hernia on MRI. A hernia sac was found by ultrasound with the patient being standing, highlighting the utility of dynamic ultrasound with postural change in investigation of incisional hernias.
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Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media
Type
journal article