Diagnostic performance of CT with Valsalva maneuver for the diagnosis and characterization of inguinal hernias.

Soleen GhafoorA TognellaDaniel Stocker Andreas M Hötker Malwina Kaniewska Thomas Sartoretti André Euler R Vonlanthen Marco Bueter Hatem Alkadhi

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2023)

Valsalva-CT shows very high specificity and high accuracy for the diagnosis of inguinal hernia. Sensitivity is only moderate which is associated with missed smaller hernias.

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