Internal oblique muscle tear

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall while bike riding. Trauma to left iliac fossa region.

Patient Data

Age: 25 yrs
Gender: Male
ultrasound
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At the site of pain pointed by patient, there is a full thickness fluid cleft involving internal oblique muscle. Defect size is about 18 x 18 mm. Overlying external oblique muscle, subcutaneous fat and underlying transversus abdominis muscle show normal echopattern.

There is no intra-peritoneal free fluid.

Case Discussion

Findings suggest post-traumatic internal oblique muscle tear.

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