AIMS: To assess the safety, sensitivity and specificity of out-patient herniography when used to diagnose hernias in the presence of a normal or equivocal physical examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study reviewed the symptoms, clinical findings, radiological findings, surgical findings and clinical outcome of 112 patients referred for herniography over a 5-year period. RESULTS: No significant complications were encountered. Thirty hernias were diagnosed. There was one false-positive and one false-negative examination giving herniography a sensitivity of 96.6% and a specificity of 98.4%. CONCLUSION: Herniography is a sensitive, specific, safe and reliable investigation which should be available to and used by all surgeons who perform hernia repair operations.
AIMS: To assess the safety, sensitivity and specificity of out-patient herniography when used to diagnose hernias in the presence of a normal or equivocal physical examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study reviewed the symptoms, clinical findings, radiological findings, surgical findings and clinical outcome of 112 patients referred for herniography over a 5-year period. RESULTS: No significant complications were encountered. Thirty hernias were diagnosed. There was one false-positive and one false-negative examination giving herniography a sensitivity of 96.6% and a specificity of 98.4%. CONCLUSION: Herniography is a sensitive, specific, safe and reliable investigation which should be available to and used by all surgeons who perform hernia repair operations.
Authors: H Kaneda; T Furuya; K Sugito; S Goto; H Kawashima; M Inoue; T Hosoda; T Masuko; K Ohashi; T Ikeda; T Koshinaga; M Hoshino; H Goto Journal: Hernia Date: 2014-11-04 Impact factor: 4.739
Authors: M Hoshino; K Sugito; H Kawashima; S Goto; H Kaneda; T Furuya; T Hosoda; T Masuko; K Ohashi; M Inoue; T Ikeda; R Tomita; T Koshinaga Journal: Hernia Date: 2013-05-05 Impact factor: 4.739