Pobil Moreno J L, Martínez Rodríguez J, Maestro Durán J L, Morales López A
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
Arch Esp Urol. 1996 Sep;49(7):755-7.
To report a case of a renal mass that had been incidentally discovered during the first month of pregnancy.
The difficulties in determining the nature of such masses when they are small and the appropriate timing for surgical intervention are discussed.
A presumptive diagnosis of angiomyolipoma was made from the findings of the imaging techniques, especially Doppler ultrasound. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis.
Ultrasound evaluation during pregnancy may incidentally discover an undetected pathology and should therefore systematically include the entire abdominal cavity. It is difficult to determine the appropriate time for surgery.
