TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical varix as a cause of vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
T2 - Prenatal diagnosis by color Doppler ultrasonography
AU - Kusanovic, Juan Pedro
AU - Soto, Eleazar
AU - Espinoza, Jimmy
AU - Stites, Susan
AU - Gonçalves, Luís F.
AU - Santolaya, Joaquin
AU - Nien, Jyh Kae
AU - Erez, Offer
AU - Sorokin, Yoram
AU - Romero, Roberto
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome. Beyond 20 weeks of gestation, the most frequent causes of bleeding associated with maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality are placenta previa and placental abruption. Cervical varix during pregnancy is a rare condition. To our knowledge, only 6 cases have been reported in the literature. Most of these cases are associated with preterm birth and high maternal morbidity. The optimal management and mode of delivery remain undetermined. We report a case of cervical varix diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasonography at 21 weeks of gestation. The pregnancy was complicated by several episodes of vaginal bleeding, and the patient delivered at 32 weeks. Color and power Doppler examination of the cervix played a key role in establishing the diagnosis.
AB - Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome. Beyond 20 weeks of gestation, the most frequent causes of bleeding associated with maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality are placenta previa and placental abruption. Cervical varix during pregnancy is a rare condition. To our knowledge, only 6 cases have been reported in the literature. Most of these cases are associated with preterm birth and high maternal morbidity. The optimal management and mode of delivery remain undetermined. We report a case of cervical varix diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasonography at 21 weeks of gestation. The pregnancy was complicated by several episodes of vaginal bleeding, and the patient delivered at 32 weeks. Color and power Doppler examination of the cervix played a key role in establishing the diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.7863/jum.2006.25.4.545
DO - 10.7863/jum.2006.25.4.545
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33646036708
SN - 0278-4297
VL - 25
SP - 545
EP - 549
JO - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
JF - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
IS - 4
ER -
