HERNIOGRAPHY - A REVIEW OF 333 HERNIOGRAMS

Authors
Citation
Ja. Hamlin et Am. Kahn, HERNIOGRAPHY - A REVIEW OF 333 HERNIOGRAMS, The American surgeon, 64(10), 1998, pp. 965-969
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ISSN journal
00031348
Volume
64
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
965 - 969
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1348(1998)64:10<965:H-ARO3>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We reviewed 333 consecutive herniographic studies in 306 patients for whom clinical data were available. Symptoms with either a negative or inconclusive physical examination (PE) were the most frequent reasons for requesting a herniogram. The herniogram was found to be more sensi tive for the diagnosis of hernia, particularly inguinal, than PE. In 5 6 of 57 patients who came to operation the herniogram and the PE were concordant. In one patient, an incisional hernia was found at operatio n that had not been appreciated as such on the herniogram, We believe herniography should be used more frequently when the diagnosis of hern ia is uncertain on PE, thereby reducing the incidence of unnecessary o perative procedures.