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Sonographic appearance of a tear of the lateral internal oblique muscle resulting from cough
Author(s) -
Han You Mie,
Yoo Jeong Hyun,
Suh Jeong Soo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20170
Subject(s) - medicine , pathophysiology , respiratory system , ultrasound , anatomy , surgery , radiology , pathology
During forced respiratory movement such as coughing, complications can occur, including abdominal muscle rupture. We report a case of spontaneous tear of the internal oblique muscle resulting from violent cough diagnosed by sonography. The physiology of cough and the possible pathophysiologic mechanism of this case is discussed. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 33 :471–473, 2005