title: US evaluation of inguinoscrotal bladder hernias: report of three cases.
abstract: Although US is the method of choice in the evaluation of scrotal abnormalities, the literature is extremely poor regarding sonographic demonstration of scrotal hernias, especially bladder-containing ones. We report three cases of inguinoscrotal vesical herniation in which US was employed, proving to be satisfactory. We highlight the practical value of US, since a preoperative identification of the hernial content can avoid surgical bladder injuries and modify operative management of the herniation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery