Natsuko Kamei1, Takehito Otsubo2, Satoshi Koizumi1, Tsuyoshi Morimoto3, Yasuo Nakajima3. 1. Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1Miyamae-ku, SugaoKawasaki, 216-8511, Kanagawa, Japan. 2. Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1Miyamae-ku, SugaoKawasaki, 216-8511, Kanagawa, Japan. otsubo@marianna-u.ac.jp. 3. Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1Miyamae-ku, SugaoKawasaki, 216-8511, Kanagawa, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To improve diagnostic accuracy in cases of a suspected inguinal hernia, we perform a "CT hernia study," with the patient lying prone to allow decompression of the structures in the inguinal region. METHODS: We reviewed the records of 914 patients with a suspected inguinal hernia who underwent prone non-contrast lower abdominal CT with two rolled-up towels, 20 cm in diameter, placed transversely beneath them, at the umbilicus and hips, respectively. RESULTS: The CT hernia study yielded a diagnosis of inguinal hernia in 861 (94.2%) patients and a condition other than inguinal hernia in 43 (4.7%) patients. Hernia was not detected preoperatively but found intraoperatively in 10 patients (1.1%). Surgery was performed for a collective total of 1029 hernias in 873 patients, and the CT hernia study-based hernia detection rate was 98.3%. We compared the preoperative diagnoses of various types of hernia (Japanese Hernia Society Types I-V) against the intraoperative diagnoses and found that the CT hernia study yielded 95.8% accuracy. CONCLUSION: The CT hernia study appears to provide a high detection rate and makes differentiating the various types of inguinal hernia possible. We believe our CT hernia study adds a level of objectivity that is diagnostically beneficial.
PURPOSE: To improve diagnostic accuracy in cases of a suspected inguinal hernia, we perform a "CT hernia study," with the patient lying prone to allow decompression of the structures in the inguinal region. METHODS: We reviewed the records of 914 patients with a suspected inguinal hernia who underwent prone non-contrast lower abdominal CT with two rolled-up towels, 20 cm in diameter, placed transversely beneath them, at the umbilicus and hips, respectively. RESULTS: The CT hernia study yielded a diagnosis of inguinal hernia in 861 (94.2%) patients and a condition other than inguinal hernia in 43 (4.7%) patients. Hernia was not detected preoperatively but found intraoperatively in 10 patients (1.1%). Surgery was performed for a collective total of 1029 hernias in 873 patients, and the CT hernia study-based hernia detection rate was 98.3%. We compared the preoperative diagnoses of various types of hernia (Japanese Hernia Society Types I-V) against the intraoperative diagnoses and found that the CT hernia study yielded 95.8% accuracy. CONCLUSION: The CT hernia study appears to provide a high detection rate and makes differentiating the various types of inguinal hernia possible. We believe our CT hernia study adds a level of objectivity that is diagnostically beneficial.
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Keywords:
Computed tomography; Diagnostic imaging; Inguinal hernia; Prone position
Authors: M P Simons; T Aufenacker; M Bay-Nielsen; J L Bouillot; G Campanelli; J Conze; D de Lange; R Fortelny; T Heikkinen; A Kingsnorth; J Kukleta; S Morales-Conde; P Nordin; V Schumpelick; S Smedberg; M Smietanski; G Weber; M Miserez Journal: Hernia Date: 2009-07-28 Impact factor: 4.739