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Paper: "Radiologic Reporting and Interpretation of Occult Inguinal Hernia"
I stumbled into a paper intended for surgeons but that is undoubtedly potentially beneficial for some patients as well, particularly for anyone suffering from groin pain and chronic groin pain with an uncertain cause but where suspicion of hernia exists.
The paper is titled “Radiologic Reporting and Interpretation of Occult Inguinal Hernia” by Dr Joseph Miller, Dr Aylish Tregarthen, Dr Rola Saouaf, Dr Shirin Towfigh and the conclusion is highly relevant to patients:
quote :CONCLUSIONS: Most radiologic reports issued for CT and MRI studies were incorrect for evaluation of occult inguinal hernia. Over-read radiologist reports were more than twice as accurate when evaluating the same images. The physician who is relying on radiologic reports to determine plan of care for a patient with groin or pelvic pain should inquire further into any negative study, especially if there is strong clinical suspicion for inguinal hernia.[USER=”935″]drtowfigh[/USER] is publishing many important papers lately on these topics, thank you for the contributions to society and for hosting these forums.
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Trying my best to educate. Thanks for sharing.
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