Sonographic appearance of a tear of the lateral internal oblique muscle resulting from cough.
During forced respiratory movement such as coughing, complications can occur, including abdominal muscle rupture. We report a case of spontaneous tear of the internal oblique muscle resulting from violent cough diagnosed by sonography. The physiology of cough and the possible pathophysiologic mechanism of this case is discussed.
Han
You Mie
YM
Department of Radiology, Ewha Women's University, Dong Dae Mun Hospital, 70, Chongro 6-ka, Chongro-Ku, Seoul, South Korea.
Yoo
Jeong Hyun
JH
Suh
Jeong Soo
JS
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D000368:Aged; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography