title: Voluminous perinatal pelvic mass: a case of congenital hydrometrocolpos.
abstract: Imperforate hymen is the most frequent congenital malformation of the female genital tract; it usually does not show symptoms until puberty. Only rarely, imperforate hymen manifests itself as an abdominal mass detectable in the prenatal period. We describe a rare case of voluminous hydrometrocolpos, antenatally diagnosed and successfully treated immediately after birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Pediatric Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Severi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bocchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrucci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Maggio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petraglia
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal