Fig. 18

a An 80-year-old female being evaluated for transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis. Coronal maximum intensity projection image from a contrast-enhanced CT demonstrates a large left lateral abdominal wall hernia that originates at the lumbar triangle. The hernia sac is wide and contains small bowel, large bowel and omentum. It extends into the subcutaneous fascia of the thorax up to the level of the left 6th rib. b A 77-year-old male with lung cancer treated with stereotactic radiation therapy. Sagittal CECT obtained for surveillance demonstrates a large anterior abdominal wall hernia with subcutaneous extension into the pre-xiphoid portion of the anterior thorax