title: Ultrasound evaluation of an inguinal mass.
abstract: A 33 year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with of two weeks of diffuse abdominal pain, right flank pain, and a slowly enlarging right inguinal mass. She had no associated fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. She was evaluated by her primary care physician, and an inguinal ultrasound was obtained prior to referral to the ED. On arrival in the ED, her vital signs were unremarkable, and she was afebrile. On exam, there was no abdominal tenderness, and a 2 cm × 2 cm non-reducible, mildly tender right inguinal mass was noted. A bedside ultrasound (Figures 1 and 2) was performed in the ED.
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wiswell
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Sandefur
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography