Right loin incisional hernia containing liver

Case contributed by Chris O'Donnell , 22 Sep 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Andrew Murphy, 22 Sep 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Age changed from 55 to 55 years.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Excision of the right anterior 11th rib with herniation of the right hepatic lobe and hepatic flexure into the postero-lateral chest wall (together with a small volume of fluid in the hernial sac). Note surgical clips in the adrenal bed and absent anterior end of right 11th rib.

Images Changes:

Image CT (non-contrast) ( update )

Description was removed:
Absent anterior end of right 11th rib

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