title: External anterior abdominal wall and pelvic hernias with emphasis on the key diagnostic features on MDCT.
abstract: Clinical diagnosis of abdominal wall hernias can be challenging. These common entities can be symptomatic and prone to complications. Pre-surgical planning and investigation of acute presentations can be achieved by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) with its added multiplanar reformatting capability. Here we delineate the important anatomical landmarks and key signs on CT of a wide spectrum of external anterior abdominal wall and pelvic hernias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. tortrainer@hotmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trainer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Venkatanarasimha
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging