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Femoral hernia x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with femoral hernia. However, an x-ray kidney ureter bladder (KUB) may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of femoral hernia, which include incarceration.
X-ray
X-ray
- There are no x-ray findings associated with femoral hernia. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of femoral hernia, which include incarceration. An x-ray KUB may show signs of intestinal obstruction:[1]
- Bowel dilatation
- Multiple air-fluid levels
References
References
- ↑ Yang XF, Liu JL (2014). “Acute incarcerated external abdominal hernia”. Ann Transl Med. 2 (11): 110. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.11.05. PMC 4245506. PMID 25489584.
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