title: Atypical sonographic presentation of fetal unilateral inguinoscrotal hernia in a multiple gestation.
abstract: Ultrasonographic demonstration of bowel peristalsis within the fetal scrotum has been described as a pathognomonic sign of inguinoscrotal bowel herniation. We present the sonographic features and neonatal outcome of a fetus with a scrotal mass seen at 34 weeks of gestation in a twin pregnancy. This mass was diagnosed postnatally as a non-reducible inguinoscrotal hernia, in which bowel peristalsis had not been observed by real-time ultrasound in utero.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sriram C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Perni
authors.forename: Mladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Predanic
authors.forename: Robin B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kalish
authors.forename: Ioannis A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Zervoudakis
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chasen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012611:Scrotum; D014310:Triplets; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal