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Fig. 8 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 8

From: Imaging the postoperative patient: long-term complications of gastrointestinal surgery

Fig. 8

a Type 0 “parastomal hernia”: the peritoneum follows the wall of the bowel, with no sac formation (arrows). b Type Ia “parastomal hernia”: only the bowel forming the colostomy is seen, with a sac <5 cm (arrows). c Type Ib parastomal hernia: the hernial sac contains only the bowel loop forming the colostomy, but its width is larger than 5 cm (arrows). d Type II parastomal hernia: there is omentum (star) within the hernial sac (arrows). e Type III parastomal hernia: there are bowel loops (arrowhead) other than the one forming the stoma (arrows) at the right flank; note also an incisional hernia at the midline in the umbilical region (curved arrow)

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