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drtowfigh

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March 7, 2016 at 5:46 am

Posting never appeared

We have published on this topic of how it is best to evaluate a hernia. You can read it here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25141884/

And here:
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319215860

If the examination is not obvious for a hernia, imaging is necessary. Ultrasound and MRI are most useful. CT scan less so. Regardless of the study, if it’s not correctly interpreted then it’s not useful. In our study Â¾ of all studies misdiagnosed or under-diagnosed hernias.

And yes, almost all inguinal hernias can be performed without general anesthesia and some even without sedation and using local anesthesia alone.