(Note: There is conflicting guidance from the OIG, CMS, and State Medicaid agencies on the frequency of such screening. The OIG and CMS suggests (not mandates) monthly screening, whereas some states require independent screening against their own Medicaid sanction database.
November 6, 2001 --. (Ultrasound Review) An evaluation of the ultrasound features of spermatic cord hydrocele (SCH) in children was described in a study recently published in The British Journal of Radiology. Pediatric surgeons and radiologists from Tel-Aviv University combined their efforts in a retrospective study of children with SCH.
Results. Nuchal cord was detected by two-dimensional ultrasound at 38 Â± 1 weeksâ gestation in 144 out of 352 pregnancies. The mode of delivery was as follows: normal vaginal delivery in 275, operative vaginal delivery in 59 and caesarean section in 18 cases.