A 40-year-old member asked:

what to do if i have sharp pain above my left hip. had an mri, ct scan, utrasound. found nothing. is is a possible lateral hernia that far left?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Diagnostic Radiology 33 years experience

Hernia: It is a possible a hernia could be there, but it likely would have been easily seen on the imaging studies.

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