A Rare Venous Disorder Which is Seen in Pregnancy and Mimicking Inguinal Hernia; Round Ligament Varices
Abstract Round ligament varices are seen in pregnancy and they are rarely encountered clinical conditions. They present with swelling and pain in the groin and can easily be misdiagnosed as strangulated inguinal hernia. While strangulated inguinal hernias require emergency surgical intervention, round ligament varices do not require surgery unless they are ruptured or thrombosed. Correct diagnosis by physical examination and ultrasonography can avoid an unnecessary surgical intervention during pregnancy and its related complications. In this report, a 28 year old pregnant case, who determined round ligament varices referring to the swelling and pain in her right groin was reported and was examined in the light of literature. Keywords: Cardiovascular, Pregnancy complications, Round ligament, Varicose veins Ozet Round ligament varisleri gebelikte gorulen ve nadir olarak karsilasilan klinik durumlardir. Kasik bolgesinde sislik ve agri ile kendilerini gosterirler. Kolaylikla strangule inguinal hernilerle karisabilirler. Strangule inguial herniler acil cerrahi mudahale gerektiriken round ligament varisleri, rupture veya tromboze olmadiklari surece cerrahi mudahale gerektirmezler. Fizik muayene ve ultrasonografi ile dogru tani konulmasi gebelik sirasinda yapilacak gereksiz cerrahi girisimi ve buna bagli olarak gelisebilecek komplikasyonlari onler. Bu calismada, sag kasiginda sislik ve agri sikayetiyle basvurarak round ligament varisi saptanan 28 yasinda gebe bir olgu sunulmus ve literatur esliginde incelenmistir. Anahtar kelimeler: Halka ligaman, Gebelik Komplikasyonlari, Kardiyovaskuler, Varikoz venler