Prone “computed tomography hernia study” for the diagnosis of inguinal hernia

To improve diagnostic accuracy in cases of a suspected inguinal hernia, we perform a “CT hernia study,” with the patient lying prone to allow decompression of the structures in the inguinal region. We reviewed the records of 914 patients with a suspected inguinal hernia who underwent prone non-contrast lower abdominal CT with two rolled-up towels, 20 cm in diameter, placed transversely beneath them, at the umbilicus and hips, respectively. The...