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Contrast enhanced axial CT of the abdomen in a 45-year-old male with an inguinal trauma. Bowel wall thickening and enhancement.
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So an abdominal CT scan with intravenous contrast was performed and showed a right inguinal hernia, a pneumoperitoneum in the abdomen and in the right inguinal area, with a good bowel wall enhancement (Figures 1, 2, and 3).
Contrast enhanced coronal (a) and axial (b) CT of the abdomen in a 45-year-old male with an inguinal trauma, showing right inguinal hernia, with extraluminal air (white arrow) and fluid in the peritoneal cavity (arrowhead).
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So an abdominal CT scan with intravenous contrast was performed and showed a right inguinal hernia, a pneumoperitoneum in the abdomen and in the right inguinal area, with a good bowel wall enhancement (Figures 1, 2, and 3).
Contrast enhanced axial CT of the abdomen in a 45-year-old male with an inguinal trauma, showing free intraperitoneal air bubbles.
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So an abdominal CT scan with intravenous contrast was performed and showed a right inguinal hernia, a pneumoperitoneum in the abdomen and in the right inguinal area, with a good bowel wall enhancement (Figures 1, 2, and 3).