Round ligament varicosities mimicking inguinal hernias in pregnancy: importance of color Doppler sonography.
Round ligament varicosities are easily misdiagnosed as an obstructed hernia in a gravid patient. When this condition is diagnosed correctly, unnecessary intervention may be prevented. We aimed to determine the significance of round ligament varicosities in pregnancy and to describe their clinical presentation and sonographic appearance.
Department of Radiology, Cağ Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey. drmuzun@yahoo.com
Muhammet
M
Uzun
Koray
K
Akkan
Bilgen
B
Coşkun
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging