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Fig. 5

From: Multidetector CT of expected findings and early postoperative complications after current techniques for ventral hernia repair

Fig. 5

Postoperative abscess following recent open repair of post-laparotomic hernia in a 77-year-old female, clinically heralded by hard-consistency and inflamed swelling at the anterior abdominal wall. Unenhanced (a), post-contrast (b) axial and sagittal (c) CT images showed a sizeable (12x4 cm) collection (*) abutting the anterior aspect of the PM (thin arrows), with 16–18 Hounsfield units (HU) internal attenuation and thick irregular peripheral enhancement (arrows in b, c). The corresponding, unspecific sonographic appearance (d) was a poorly demarcated hypoechoic region (calipers) with posterior acoustic shadowing. The abscess resolved with percutaneous drainage and antibiotics

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