Outcomes of sonographically-suspected fetal intra-abdominal cysts: Surgical intervention, conservative management and spontaneous regression.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prenatal diagnosis of fetal intra-abdominal cysts is challenging. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic ability of prenatal ultrasound for fetal intra-abdominal cysts and to develop a predictive method for pre- and postnatal outcomes.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed fetuses with ultrasound-detected intra-abdominal cysts between January 2013 and January 2020. The maternal-fetal clinical characteristics and ultrasound parameters were integrated into a model of pre- or postnatal outcomes.

Results

The study enrolled 190 eligible fetuses, including 94 cases of spontaneous regression, 33 cases of conservative management and 63 cases of surgical intervention. For the 63 cases of surgical intervention, prenatal ultrasound was found to identify fetal in

SUBMITTER: Gai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9891233 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature