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Fetal hydrometrocolpos and congenital imperforate hymen: Prenatal and postnatal imaging features
Author(s) -
Garcia Rodriguez Raquel,
Pérez González Julio,
Garcia Delgado Raquel,
Rodriguez Guedes Azahara,
de Luis Alvarado María,
Medina Castellano Margarita,
Garcia Hernandez Jose Angel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22588
Subject(s) - medicine , vagina , obstetrics , hymen , prenatal diagnosis , uterus , rectum , fetus , genitourinary system , pregnancy , sex organ , imperforate anus , gynecology , anatomy , surgery , genetics , biology
Abstract Congenital imperforate hymen is probably the most common obstructive anomaly of the female reproductive tract. The accumulation of fluid in the genital tract leads to a distended uterus and vagina, causing hydrometrocolpos. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal hydrometrocolpos is uncommon, with only 22 cases reported in the literature and only a few cases of prenatal imaging of this condition available to date. The main ultrasound finding is a fetal pelvic mass posterior to the bladder and anterior to the rectum. We present the case of a 37‐week female fetus with a fetal pelvic mass detected in a routine obstetric ultrasound examination, and the correlation between the prenatal and postnatal findings.