1. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia
- Author
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Hamid Shokoohi, Kristina Jacomino, Keith S. Boniface, and Sarah E. Frasure
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Abdominal pain ,business.industry ,Point of care ultrasound ,Ultrasound ,abdominal pain ,General Engineering ,medicine.disease ,digestive system diseases ,Surgery ,Bowel obstruction ,stomatognathic diseases ,Inguinal hernia ,General Surgery ,inguinal hernia ,small bowel obstruction ,scrotal pain ,Medicine ,point-of-care ultrasound ,medicine.symptom ,Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia ,Radiology ,business ,Bowel dilation ,Scrotal Pain - Abstract
Emergency physicians can use point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose inguinal hernias as well as their potential complications, including small bowel obstruction, incarceration, and even strangulation. We provide an overview of the sonographic appearance of inguinal hernias, as well as the diagnostic criteria of serious complications. In this case report, point-of-care ultrasound findings included a non-reducible inguinal hernia associated with significant bowel dilation in multiple loops without signs of intestinal ischemia or necrosis.
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- 2021