Ultrasonography of strangulated Richter's hernia
Aakhus, S.; Røysland, P.; Husby, O.S.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 110(26): 3348-3349
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 2256054 Document Number: 352737
Ultrasonography may show early pathological changes in an obstructed intestine and also identify abnormal structures in the abdominal wall and inguinal region. We describe a patient with intestinal obstruction due to a femoral hernia of Richter's type. The hernia was shown well by ultrasonography. Ultrasonic examination of the abdomen, including the inguinal regions, may facilitate earlier diagnosis in patients with acute abdominal disease.