title: CT and US findings of ovarian torsion within an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
abstract: Inguinal hernia is relatively common in children. Although inguinal hernia is not frequently encountered in girls in comparison to boys, there are occasional cases of uterine or ovarian herniation in female indirect inguinal hernia. Incarcerated ovary in hernia sac has the risk of torsion and strangulation. We present an 8-year-old girl with painful mass in her left groin. With computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US), we made the diagnosis of ovarian strangulation within an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Since ultrasound is primarily used for evaluation of groin mass, CT findings of an incarcerated inguinal hernia is rarely reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Daerim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 948-1, Korea.
authors.forename: Park Mee
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Ah Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Yul
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ik
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Dae Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media