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10.03.2016 | Short Communication
A pouch in the cervix: a strange diagnosis
verfasst von:
Calagna Gloria, Ciavolino Giuseppe, Maruotti Giuseppe Maria, Donnarumma Vincenzo, Di Spiezio Sardo Attilio
Erschienen in:
Gynecological Surgery
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Ausgabe 2/2016
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Anechoic cervical lesions are uncommon findings which may entail diagnostic and, therefore, management difficulties. Chronic cervicitis, bulky nabothian cysts, adenomyomas, niches (cesarean scar defects), congenital malformations, and pseudo-neoplastic glandular cervical lesions often raise diagnostic dilemmas; they may also mimic malignant lesions [
1‐
4]. Other anechoic images worth considering are those produced by cystic changes after cervical trauma, lacerations, or extremely rare false passages resulting from cervical dilatation [
5]. …