title: Rare cause of bilateral groin swelling: Round ligament varicosities.
abstract: Round ligament varicosity (RLV) is rare and almost all cases are pregnant women. RLV appears as a unilateral or bilateral groin swelling. Pain and tenderness may present. Clinical evaluation is inadequate for exact diagnosis because inguinal hernia has similar findings. Ultrasonography (US) is essential when a groin swelling is detected in a pregnant woman. We present gray scale US and colour Doppler US findings of a 32-week pregnant woman with bilateral RLVs at the inguinal canal, parauterine area and in the myometrium.
authors.affiliation: Erdogan Bulbul, Department of Radiology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdogan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bulbul
authors.affiliation: Mine Islimye Taskin, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mine Islimye
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Taskin
authors.affiliation: Bahar Yanik, Department of Radiology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yanik
authors.affiliation: Gulen Demirpolat, Department of Radiology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demirpolat
authors.affiliation: Ertan Adali, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adali
authors.affiliation: Murat Basbug, Department of Surgery, Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balikesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basbug
keywords: Pregnancy; Round ligament; Ultrasonography; Varicosity