Less than 4% of abdominal hernias are epigastric. They’re more common in men and people assigned male at birth as well as people ages 20-50. An epigastric hernia forms at the midpoint between ...

The main justification for treatment is to reduce the increased risks of infertility, testicular malignancy, and/or torsion/trauma as well as inguinal hernia ... vessel origin, lower morbidity, and ...

We report a case involving a 9-year-old patient who was admitted with acute epigastric ... Ultrasound (US) revealed a large midabdominal mass of mixed echogenicity, with no flow on color Doppler ...

Faulty assessment occurred most frequently in cases of large, direct hernias. They were caused by the image of the hernia sack being thrown during ultrasound lateral to epigastric vessels and in front ...

The follow-up period was 12 months. Hernia recurrence and postoperative seroma diagnosis were based on the patient’s physical examination and ultrasound assessment. The Carolinas Comfort Scale ...

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Temporal artery ultrasound and EULAR score are reliable means for diagnosing giant cell arteritis, Mercy Bechtold, MD, said during her presentation at Kiawah Eye.

This hernia protrudes from the pelvic cavity through an opening in the pelvic bone (Obturator foramen). This will not show any bulge but can cause bowel obstruction Epigastric hernia: Occurring ...

In 2011, they came up with the brilliant idea of using a contrast agent consisting of microbubbles for the high-resolution imaging of vessels in ultrasound. They follow the flow of blood into the ...

Temporal artery ultrasound alone was sufficient to accurately diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA) in over half of patients in a new prospective study. The findings provide further evidence that ...