Devrim Ersahin MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Margarita V. Revzin MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Jonathan D. Kirsch MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Mahan Mathur MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Deborah J. Rubens MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Leslie M. Scoutt MD, Abstract Co-Author: Consultant, Koninklijke Philips NV

The embryology and normal anatomy of the inguinal canal will be discussed, followed by a review of multiple pathologic conditions. Emphasis will be made on the significant role that gray-scale and Doppler US play in the clinical assessment and management of patients with inguinal pathology.

1. Brief summary of inguinal canal embryology. 2. Review of inguinal canal anatomy. 3. Ultrasound protocol for evaluation of the inguinal canal and its contents, optimization of US imaging technique including Doppler 4. Different pathological processes affecting the inguinal canal will be divided into 6 categories and sonographic characteristics of each of the processes will be reviewed: 1. congenital anomalies of the inguinal canal and its contents (hernias, undescended testes, varicocele, patent processus vaginalis, epididymal cyst, spermatic cord hydrocele) 2. inguinal canal post-surgical complications, such as hematoma, seroma, abscess. 3. neoplasms originating in the inguinal canal or extending from the scrotum (liposarcoma, seminoma, lymphoma, spermatic cord cystadenoma). 4. trauma (testicular retraction, testicular rupture) 5. infectious processes (spermatic cord inflammation with epididymitis/orchitis). 6. vascular compromise (spermatic cord inflammation, infarct)

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Ersahin, D, Revzin, M, Kirsch, J, Mathur, M, Rubens, D, Scoutt, L, Sonography of the Inguinal Canal: A Comprehensive Review of Pathologic Processes with CT and MR Correlation .  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14009771.html