The chorionic bump in an ectopic pregnancy

J Clin Ultrasound. 2009 Jun;37(5):292-4. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20544.

Abstract

The chorionic bump, an irregular, convex bulge of the choriodecidual surface into the gestational sac (GS), is a recently described, uncommon abnormality of the 1st-trimester GS and is associated with a guarded prognosis for early pregnancy. The case of this 42-year-old female demonstrates a previously unreported relationship: a transvaginal sonographic finding of a chorionic bump associated with a spontaneous tubal ectopic pregnancy. This might support the hypothesis that the chorionic bump represents a small hematoma that bulges into the GS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chorion / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fallopian Tubes / diagnostic imaging
  • Fallopian Tubes / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovariectomy
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / surgery
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods