Round ligament varicosities mimicking inguinal hernias in pregnancy: importance of color Doppler sonography
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Round ligament varicosities mimicking inguinal hernias in pregnancy: importance of color Doppler sonography

Diagn Interv Radiol 2010;16(2):150-152 DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1887-08.2
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Abstract

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.

Keywords: pregnancy, round ligament, varicose veins, inguinal canal