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==Planning==
{{Inguinal hernia - choice of modality}}
===Settings===
Prone position, with and without Valsalva maneuver.
==Evaluation==
[[File:Abdominal-computed-tomography-showing-right-inguinal-hernia-with-an-extended-sac.png|thumb|Right inguinal hernia]]
*Any increased width of the '''inguinal canal''', which normally has a diameter of up to 13 mm at the deep inguinal ring.<ref name="KumarPatel 2018">{{cite journal|last1=Kumar|first1=Vipin|last2=Patel |first2=Jignesh |last3=Sharma |first3=Chakraprabha |last4=Inkhiya |first4=Suman |title=Morphometric Study of Inguinal Canal on Cadaver|journal=International Journal of Anatomy and Research|volume=6|issue=2.1|year=2018|pages=5172–5175|issn=23218967|doi=10.16965/ijar.2018.147}}</ref>
*Any '''bulging''' of the abdominal wall at the inguinal triangle, suggesting a direct inguinal hernia.
*[[CT_of_the_abdomen_and_pelvis#Basic_screening|Basic screening of abdominal contents]].
===Further evaluation===
In the presence of inguinal hernia, also determine:
*Contents, mainly whether it contains only fat, or any intestines or other mesentery.
:*If it contains intestines, also look for signs of intestinal obstruction or strangulation.
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==Planning==
{{Inguinal hernia - choice of modality}}
===Settings===
Prone position, with and without Valsalva maneuver.
==Evaluation==
[[File:Abdominal-computed-tomography-showing-right-inguinal-hernia-with-an-extended-sac.png|thumb|Right inguinal hernia]]
*Any increased width of the '''inguinal canal''', which normally has a diameter of up to 13 mm at the deep inguinal ring.<ref name="KumarPatel 2018">{{cite journal|last1=Kumar|first1=Vipin|last2=Patel |first2=Jignesh |last3=Sharma |first3=Chakraprabha |last4=Inkhiya |first4=Suman |title=Morphometric Study of Inguinal Canal on Cadaver|journal=International Journal of Anatomy and Research|volume=6|issue=2.1|year=2018|pages=5172–5175|issn=23218967|doi=10.16965/ijar.2018.147}}</ref>
*Any '''bulging''' of the abdominal wall at the inguinal triangle, suggesting a direct inguinal hernia.
*[[CT_of_the_abdomen_and_pelvis#Basic_screening|Basic screening of abdominal contents]].
===Further evaluation===
In the presence of inguinal hernia, also determine:
*Contents, mainly whether it contains only fat, or any intestines or other mesentery.
:*If it contains intestines, also look for signs of intestinal obstruction or strangulation.
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