title: Partial preoperative reduction of inguinal hernia through compression with an ultrasound transducer.
abstract: Sonography and CT are effective tools in early diagnosis of asymptomatic inguinal hernia. Sonography can be used not only for the diagnosis of hernia but also for its treatment. Real-time sonographically guided hernia reduction may avoid tissue damage that can arise from misguided compression. We report a unique case in which an incarcerated omental hernia in a 50-year-old woman was diagnosed and subsequently reduced via compression with an ultrasound transducer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, 09100 Aydiotan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kutsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koseoglu
authors.forename: Yelda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozsunar
authors.forename: Fusun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taskin
authors.forename: Alparslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unsal
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011312:Pressure; D014159:Transducers; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*