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Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy

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Abdominal Imaging

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Abstract

With prenatal screening, incidental finding of adnexal masses in pregnancy has become a well-recognized clinical problem. Adnexal masses are detected in 2–4% of pregnancies, and in 0.5% at cesarean section (Spencer and Robarts 2006; Kooninga et al. 1988).

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  1. Department of Radiology, Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

    Dr. Matthias Meissnitzer & Dr. Rosemarie Forstner

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  1. Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Pablo R. Ros

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Meissnitzer, M., Forstner, R. (2013). Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy. In: Hamm, B., Ros, P.R. (eds) Abdominal Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13327-5_142

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