herniography

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her·ni·og·ra·phy

(her-nē-og'ră-fē),

Radiographic examination of a hernia following injection of a contrast medium into the hernial sac.

[hernia + G. graphō, to write]

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her·ni·og·ra·phy

(hĕr'-nē-og'ră-fē)

Radiographic examination of a hernia following injection of a contrast medium into the hernial sac.

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herniography

(hĕr″nē-ŏg′ră-fē) [″ + Gr. graphein, to write]

The radiographical examination of a hernia after the introduction of a contrast medium.

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Herniography. The diagnosis of hernia in the groin and incompetence of the pouch of douglas and pelvic floor.

Inguinal swelling due to rare external supravesical hernia--a case report

Among the subjects with anomaly, only 35 (4.7%) had operations including varicocelectomy, inguinal herniography, orchiopexy, orchiectomy, and hypospadias repair.

Frequency and awareness of inguinal and genital organ anomalies among men in military age / Askerlik cagindaki erkeklerde inguinal ve genital organ anomalisi sikligi ve farkindaligi

Different diagnostic tools including ultrasound, herniography, CT, MRI and even laparoscopy have been suggested to identify hernias and other pathologic conditions (Fon and Spence, 2000).

(1989) Herniography. World Journal of Surgery 13, 560-568.

MRI findings do not correlate with outcome in athletes with chronic groin pain

However, it is reported that both CT and herniography are not successful in differentiating the different types of inguinal hernia.