Friday, 3 March 2017

CASE 421: EPIGASTRIC HERNIA, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr DƯƠNG NGỌC THÀNH, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM


Woman 57 yo   detected on mass below  the xyphoid  process at middle line. 
Ultrasound  scan of the  epigastric region of abdomen  with  curve  probe 3.5 MHz.
US1: longitidinal scan  detected the  defected  abdomen wall  and the mass is  connected into abdomen.


US 2: crossed section.of.this mass.


US 3  scanning of this mass with  linear probe  10 MHz.  Diameter of the orifice #   1.5cm. And  fatty tissue  is pulled out the abdomen by this orifice.


US 4 :  crossed section of this mass.


Sonologist  diagnosed  epigastric hernia.
Operation showed this mass is built  by  fatty tissue and  epiploid of transverse colon.




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