Femoral hernia with upward extension into abdominal wall: CT diagnosis.
The usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in identifying the nature of abdominal masses is well documented. A rare form of femoral hernia was observed extending upward within the abdominal wall. CT was helpful in determining that this was a hernia and not an intraabdominal mass.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007421:Intestine, Small; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed