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Ultrasonographic diagnosis of first trimester hydatidiform mole

Ultrasonographic diagnosis of first trimester hydatidiform mole Ronald Burmeister, MD, and Raelynn Tucker, BS Molar pregnancy is most often diagnosed as a spontaneous or missed abortion in the first trimester because hydropic villi are not seen on ultrasound examination.1 Endovaginal ultrasonography has made the visualization of hyperechoic structures possible in the first trimester, but the diagnosis of hydatidiform mole still remains challenging. This report describes the clinical and transvaginal ultrasonographic findings of a molar pregnancy diagnosed at 9 weeks’ menstrual age (MA). This represents the fourth case in the literature of a first trimester molar pregnancy detected by ultrasound. CASE REPORT A 28-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 1, abortion 1 (ectopic), was examined by ultrasound at approximately 6.5 weeks, MA, to rule out a second ectopic pregnancy. Obstetric history included a right linear salpingostomy at the time of removal of the ectopic pregnancy and one term child born by normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. The patient had also undergone an infertility workup which resulted in subsequent treatment with clomiphene citrate 6 months prior to this pregnancy. Initial endovaginal sonography verified the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy with a gestational sac 8.6 mm × 5.6 mm (Figure 1A and B) and yolk sac 2.4 mm in diameter. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Ultrasound Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
0091-2751
eISSN
1097-0096
DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199701)25:1<36::AID-JCU6>3.0.CO;2-L
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Abstract

Ronald Burmeister, MD, and Raelynn Tucker, BS Molar pregnancy is most often diagnosed as a spontaneous or missed abortion in the first trimester because hydropic villi are not seen on ultrasound examination.1 Endovaginal ultrasonography has made the visualization of hyperechoic structures possible in the first trimester, but the diagnosis of hydatidiform mole still remains challenging. This report describes the clinical and transvaginal ultrasonographic findings of a molar pregnancy diagnosed at 9 weeks’ menstrual age (MA). This represents the fourth case in the literature of a first trimester molar pregnancy detected by ultrasound. CASE REPORT A 28-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 1, abortion 1 (ectopic), was examined by ultrasound at approximately 6.5 weeks, MA, to rule out a second ectopic pregnancy. Obstetric history included a right linear salpingostomy at the time of removal of the ectopic pregnancy and one term child born by normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. The patient had also undergone an infertility workup which resulted in subsequent treatment with clomiphene citrate 6 months prior to this pregnancy. Initial endovaginal sonography verified the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy with a gestational sac 8.6 mm × 5.6 mm (Figure 1A and B) and yolk sac 2.4 mm in diameter.

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Journal of Clinical UltrasoundWiley

Published: Jan 1, 1997

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