{"title":"Fetal Presence in the Bladder Detected on Ultrasound: A Case Report.","authors":"Saeid Sadeghi Joni, Sedigheh Ramezani, Mohammad-Ali Mohammadi-Vajari, Alireza Karimi Nasab, Erfan Mohammadi-Vajari, Milad Arezoumand, Mahsa Motiei","doi":"10.1002/jcu.24066","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vesicouterine fistula is a rare kind of fistula with significant complications. In this report, we present a pregnant 39-year-old woman (gestational age: 20 weeks) who had symptoms of hematuria and abdominal pain. In the pelvic examination, she had some fetal tissue exiting from the cervix, leading to misdiagnosis of preterm labor. Further ultrasonographic examination showed that the fetus's body was detached from the head and moved through the fistula to the bladder. This case highlights the importance of assessing the bladder in women with a history of cesarean deliveries and hematuria, even while observing fetal tissue outside the cervix.</p>","PeriodicalId":15386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Ultrasound","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Clinical Ultrasound","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.24066","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ACOUSTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Vesicouterine fistula is a rare kind of fistula with significant complications. In this report, we present a pregnant 39-year-old woman (gestational age: 20 weeks) who had symptoms of hematuria and abdominal pain. In the pelvic examination, she had some fetal tissue exiting from the cervix, leading to misdiagnosis of preterm labor. Further ultrasonographic examination showed that the fetus's body was detached from the head and moved through the fistula to the bladder. This case highlights the importance of assessing the bladder in women with a history of cesarean deliveries and hematuria, even while observing fetal tissue outside the cervix.
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The Journal of Clinical Ultrasound (JCU) is an international journal dedicated to the worldwide dissemination of scientific information on diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medical sonography.
The scope of the journal includes--but is not limited to--the following areas: sonography of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, vascular system, nervous system, head and neck, chest, breast, musculoskeletal system, and other superficial structures; Doppler applications; obstetric and pediatric applications; and interventional sonography. Studies comparing sonography with other imaging modalities are encouraged, as are studies evaluating the economic impact of sonography. Also within the journal''s scope are innovations and improvements in instrumentation and examination techniques and the use of contrast agents.
JCU publishes original research articles, case reports, pictorial essays, technical notes, and letters to the editor. The journal is also dedicated to being an educational resource for its readers, through the publication of review articles and various scientific contributions from members of the editorial board and other world-renowned experts in sonography.