title: Prenatal evaluation of a scrotal mass using a high-frequency probe in the diagnosis of inguinoscrotal hernia.
abstract: Whereas inguinal hernia is a common pediatric disease, fetal inguinal hernia is rarely diagnosed because intra-abdominal pressure usually occurs only after birth. We report a case of prenatal diagnosis of a scrotal mass at 35 weeks' gestation. The initial differential diagnosis included hydrocele, testicular teratoma and testicular torsion, but inguinoscrotal hernia was considered the most likely diagnosis when further ultrasound imaging using a high-frequency probe demonstrated bowel loop movements around the mesenteric artery. This diagnosis was confirmed postnatally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Beaujon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Université Paris 7, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ducarme
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vuillard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pecastaing
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yver
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pejoan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods