Radiographic and surgical findings of type I obturator hernias in patients with refractory groin pain

Groin pain is a common complaint in the general population, with an underlying etiology that may be difficult to diagnose. Although uncommon, type I obturator hernias may be a significant source of chronic or refractory groin pain. In this review, we discuss the commonly missed findings of type I ob...

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Published in:Clinical imaging 2019-05, Vol.55, p.35-40
Main Authors: Droukas, Daniel D., Zoland, Mark P., Klein, Devon A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Etiology
Groin pain
Hernia
Hernias
Inguinodynia
Laparoscopy
Magnetic resonance imaging
Obturator
Pain
Pelvis
Pilot tag
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Groin pain is a common complaint in the general population, with an underlying etiology that may be difficult to diagnose. Although uncommon, type I obturator hernias may be a significant source of chronic or refractory groin pain. In this review, we discuss the commonly missed findings of type I obturator hernias at CT and MRI, as well as correlate these findings with images obtained at the time of laparoscopic repair.
ISSN:0899-7071
1873-4499
DOI:10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.01.016