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[Renal incidentaloma and pregnancy]
J L Pobil Moreno1, J Martínez Rodríguez, J L Maestro Durán
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
Objectives:
To report a case of a renal mass that had been incidentally discovered during the first month of pregnancy.
Methods:
The difficulties in determining the nature of such masses when they are small and the appropriate timing for surgical intervention are discussed.
Results:
A presumptive diagnosis of angiomyolipoma was made from the findings of the imaging techniques, especially Doppler ultrasound. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis.
Conclusions:
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.