CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of inguinal hernia. Findings on CT scan suggestive of inguinal hernia include defect in the ...InguinalherniaCTJumptonavigationJumptosearchInguinalherniaMicrochaptersHomePatientInformationOverviewHistoricalPerspectiveClassificationPathophysiologyCausesDifferentiatingInguinalherniafromotherDiseasesEpidemiologyandDemographicsRiskFactorsScreeningNaturalHistory,ComplicationsandPrognosisDiagnosisDiagnosticStudyofChoiceHistoryandSymptomsPhysicalExaminationLaboratoryFindingsXRayCTMRIUltrasoundOtherImagingFindingsOtherDiagnosticStudiesTreatmentMedicalTherapySurgeryPrimaryPreventionSecondaryPreventionCost-EffectivenessofTherapyFutureorInvestigationalTherapiesCaseStudiesCase#1InguinalherniaCTOntheWebMostrecentarticlesMostcitedarticlesReviewarticlesCMEProgramsPowerpointslidesImagesAmericanRoentgenRaySocietyImagesofInguinalherniaCTAllImagesX-raysEcho&UltrasoundCTImagesMRIOngoingTrialsatClinicalTrials.govUSNationalGuidelinesClearinghouseNICEGuidanceFDAonInguinalherniaCTCDConInguinalherniaCTInguinalherniaCTinthenewsBlogsonInguinalherniaCTDirectionstoHospitalsTreatingInguinalherniaRiskcalculatorsandriskfactorsforInguinalherniaCTEditor-In-Chief:C.MichaelGibson,M.S.,M.D.[1];AssociateEditor(s)-in-Chief:FarimaKaheM.D.[2]OverviewCTscanmaybehelpfulinthediagnosisofinguinalhernia.FindingsonCTscansuggestiveofinguinalherniaincludedefectintheabdominalwallmuscles,appearanceofbowelloopswithinthelesion,lateralcrescentsign.CTscanPelvicCTscanmaybehelpfulinthediagnosisofinguinalhernia.FindingsonCTscansuggestiveofinguinalherniainclude:[1][2]DefectintheabdominalwallmusclesAppearanceofbowelloopswithinthelesionLateralcrescentsignThehernianeckwillbesuperolateraltothecourseoftheinferiorepigastricvessels.CTscanshowinginguinalherniasource:CasecourtesyofA.ProfFrankGaillard,Radiopaedia.org,rID:2623CTscanshowinginguinalherniasource:CasecourtesyofA.ProfFrankGaillard,Radiopaedia.org,rID:2623References↑Burkhardt,JoanHu;Arshanskiy,Yevgeniy;Munson,J.Lawrence;Scholz,FrancisJ