Bilateral round ligament varicosities mimicking inguinal hernia during pregnancy
| Autor: | F F A, IJpma, F F A, Ijpma, K M, Boddeus, H H, de Haan, D, van Geldere |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Complications Cardiovascular Hernia Inguinal Resection Diagnosis Differential Varicose Veins Pregnancy medicine Humans Ligation Round Ligament of Uterus Post partum Ultrasonography Doppler Duplex Groin Round Ligament business.industry medicine.disease Surgery Inguinal hernia medicine.anatomical_structure Female Differential diagnosis business Vascular Surgical Procedures Abdominal surgery |
| Zdroj: | Hernia. 13:85-88 |
| ISSN: | 1248-9204 1265-4906 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10029-008-0395-8 |
| Popis: | Round ligament varicosities during pregnancy have not been reported extensively. The swelling mimics an inguinal hernia and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a groin swelling during pregnancy. We report a case of a pregnant woman with bilateral round ligament varicosities. At 22 weeks of pregnancy she was operated on based on the clinical suspicion of a painful inguinal hernia on the right side. Surgical exploration revealed varicosities of the round ligament, and resection was performed. Four weeks later the same diagnosis was made by duplex sonography of a painful swelling in the left groin. Increased pain necessitated surgical exploration and resection of the varicosities on the left side. The postoperative course on both sides was uneventful and without pain during the rest of her pregnancy, during labor or post partum. |
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