Gestational Sac


D efinition The membranous sac that envelops the developing embryo.

Clinical Features

Epidemiology

  • The gestational sac can be identified in the majority of samples from previable pregnancies.

  • The gestational sac confirms an intrauterine pregnancy, even in cases in which embryonic tissue cannot be identified.

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