Value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of inguinal hernia – a retrospective study

Purpose: Diagnostic imaging of inguinal hernia has a high priority. Nevertheless, the ultrasound is not listed in the most recent guidelines of the European Hernia Society as a routine procedure. Aim of the study was to investigate in a retrospective cohort the importance of ultrasound diagnostic of hernias. Materials & Methods: Ultrasound findings, patient data and surgical reports of patients with sonographic documentation of inguinal hernia from April 2006 to March 2016 were collected and analysed. Results: In the period 2006 – 2016 hernias were diagnosed in 321 patients, 82.6% were male. The average age of p…