Purpose To assess the differences in management approach to femoral versus inguinal
hernias and to identify patient characteristics associated with each hernia type. Methods …

Purpose Although clinical examination is the gold standard for the diagnosis of groin hernia,
imaging procedures can improve the detection of femoral hernias, incipient hernias, and …

Background General surgeons frequently see patients with groin lumps and pain. However,
in the absence of a lump, an ultrasound scan identified groin hernia is a diagnostic and …

Aim Groin ultrasound scan (USS) is used to aid the diagnosis of inguinal hernias. Our
radiology department offers access to image symptomatic patients for general practitioners …

Purpose: To determine the outcome of patients who had ultrasound detected, but no
evidence of clinical correlation. Methodology: In a single surgeon practice, all the patients …

Inguinal hernia is the most common surgical repair performed in England with more than
73,000 cases in 2007. The majority of inguinal hernias are diagnosed clinically, but …

Groin hernia is one of the most common surgical conditions worldwide with inguinal hernia
repair being the most frequently undertaken operation in routine surgical practice. The …

Introduction It remains unclear whether ultrasound-detected hernias (UDH) are the sole
cause of pain in patients with groin pain, and clinical examination plays a complementary …

Background To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound (US) in diagnosing the the presence
and type of groin hernia. Methods We retrospectively studied the results of 172 US …

Background Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an optimal imaging modality for the risk
stratification of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with inguinal and …