title: Crossing the canal: Looking beyond hernias - Spectrum of common, uncommon and atypical pathologies in the inguinal canal.
abstract: Inguinal canal can have diverse range of pathologies due to its complex anatomy and multiple different contents in the males and females. Imaging plays a dominant role in the appropriate diagnosis and management as inguinal pathologies have fairly similar clinical presentation with pain and swelling. Various pathologies in the inguinal region include congenital, infectious/inflammatory, vascular, neoplastic and iatrogenic. This paper gives an overview of the role of various modalities like Ultrasound, CT and MRI in the evaluation of inguinal pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of clinical imaging, Al wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. Electronic address: drrmsubbu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Subramaniyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SRM Medical College, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Yegu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Palaniappan
authors.affiliation: Department of medical imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.affiliation: Department of medical imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.affiliation: Department of medical imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Ania
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kielar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Cryptorchidism; Funiculitis; Hernias; Inflammatory; Inguinal; Neoplastic