Open AccessAcute groin pain in pregnancy: a case of round ligament varicocele
Author(s) -
Soumya Cicilet
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20150517
Subject(s) - round ligament , varicocele , medicine , groin , inguinal hernia , gestation , surgery , pregnancy , physical examination , ligament , hernia , uterus , infertility , biology , genetics
Varicocities of the round ligament is a relatively uncommon condition. Almost all the cases in literature had been reported in pregnant patients. It presents as a unilateral or bilateral painful or painless inguinal mass. Clinically it is difficult to distinguish from inguinal hernia on physical examination. We present a 22-year-old primigravida at 30 weeks of gestation with unilateral round ligament varicocele diagnosed on sonography and Doppler, who was managed conservatively.