- Etiology: patent processus vaginalis
- Imaging: bowel within the inguinal canal and scrotum
- Complications: incarcerated inguinal hernia is trapping of hernia contents within hernia sac, strangulated inguinal hernia is prolonged incarceration -> reduced venous flow and impairment of arterial flow -> ischemia and necrosis
- Clinical: incarcerated hernia is a clinical diagnosis and not a radiologic diagnosis
Radiology Cases of Inguinal Hernia



