CT characteristics of inguinal canal lipomas / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze CT manifestations of inguinal canal lipomas (ICLS).Methods CT datas of 104 pa tients with ICLS was retrospectively analyzed.And the imaging features were observed by MPR.Results The main CT manifestations of the ICLS were fat density in the inguinal canal and were unconnected with the abdominal fat.Among the 104 ICLSpatients,male (90/104,86.54％) was more than famale(14/104,13.46％;x2=55.538,P＜0.001).Thele sions were located at bilateral sides in 8 cases,left side in 66 cases and right side in 30 cases.The lesions in left side were more than those in right side (x2 13.500,P＜0.001).The mean maximum cross-sectional area of ICLS was (3.89 ± 2.12)cm2.There was no statistically significant difference between male and famale in maximum cross-sectional area (t=1.038,P=0.302).Conclusion In ICLS patients,male is more than famale.And more lesions are located at the left side.The CT manifestations of ICLS have certain characteristics,and MPR images are helpful in diagnosing ICLS.