Abdominal wall and pelvic hernias: classic and unusual hernias and their mimics

Arash Bedayat; Cameron Hassani; Jason Chiang; Frank Hebroni; Saeed Ghandili; Hamid Chalian; Pegah Khoshpouri; Hao S Lo; Adib R Karam

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.03.007

Abdominal wall and pelvic hernias: classic and unusual hernias and their mimics

Clin Imaging. 2020 Aug:64:57-66. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.03.007. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

Authors

Arash Bedayat¹, Cameron Hassani², Jason Chiang², Frank Hebroni², Saeed Ghandili³, Hamid Chalian⁴, Pegah Khoshpouri³, Hao S Lo⁵, Adib R Karam⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiological sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: abedayat@mednet.ucla.edu.
² Department of Radiological sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
⁶ Department of Radiology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.

PMID: 32330806
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.03.007

Abstract

Abdominal and pelvic wall hernias are classically defined as a weakness or opening of the muscular wall through which abdominal or pelvic tissues protrude. The aim of this manuscript is to review the imaging findings of abdominal and pelvic wall hernias and their mimics and to discuss pearls and pitfalls for accurately diagnosing and classifying these entities.

Keywords: Abdominal hernia; Abdominal wall; Complications; Hernia; Pelvic hernia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Abdominal Wall / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Hernia
Hernia, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Pelvis