Most useful investigation in sliding hernia in female
Correct Answer: Barium- meal
Description: (Barium meal) (1281 -B&L 24th) (771-CSDT 12th) (977-Baily & Love 25th)* Finding a segment of colon in the scrotum on barium enema strongly suggests a sliding hernia (771-CSDT 12th)SLIDING -HERNIA (hernia - en-glissade) is a type of indirect inguinal hernia* Almost exclusively in men* It should be suspected in a very large globular inguinal hernia descending well into the scrotum* Right side the caecum is most commonly involved* Left side the sigmoid colon is most commonly involved* The surgical complication most often encountered following sliding hernia repair is bowel injury**
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