Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

Groin Hernia
(Left) Longitudinal ultrasound
shows a left indirect inguinal
hernia extending into the
scrotum in an adult male. The
herniated fat ſt abuts the
testis . (Right) Axial CECT of
the same patient performed
for trauma to the leg shows an
indirect inguinal hernia
containing fat ſt. The hernia
was asymptomatic.
Diagnoses: Abdominal Wall/Peritoneal Cavity
(Left) Graphic shows a femoral
hernia . Note that the neck
of the femoral hernia is medial
to the common femoral vein
ſt and inferior to the inguinal
ligament . (Right)
Transverse oblique ultrasound
of the femoral canal with the
patient standing shows a
femoral hernia containing
mesenteric fat. The hernia is
medial to the common
femoral vein (CFV) and artery
(CFA). (Courtesy C. Rapp,
RDMS, FAIUM, FSDMS.)
(Left) Transverse oblique
ultrasound of the right
femoral canal at rest shows a
normal, common femoral vein
and artery ſt with no
hernia. (Courtesy of C. Rapp,
RDMS, FAIUM, FSDMS.) (Right)
Transverse oblique ultrasound
of the right femoral canal
during Valsalva shows a small
femoral hernia st medial to
the common femoral vein .
(Courtesy C. Rapp, RDMS,
FAIUM, FSDMS.)
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