Observational studyActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2023
Fetal abdominal cysts: Predicting adverse outcomes.
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- Management and outcome of fetal abdominal cyst in first trimester: systematic review of the literature.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2024Pooled it
- Prenatal Detection of Fetal Abdominal Cysts: Can We Reassure Future Parents?Prenatal diagnosis · 2026Article
- Assessment of fetal endometrial thickness: a key to the prenatal diagnosis of ovarian cysts.Pediatric radiology · 2026Article
- Fetal Ovarian Cysts in Prenatal Imaging: Diagnostic Challenges and Management Options.Journal of medical cases · 2025Article
- Clinical Experience in the Management of a Series of Fetal-Neonatal Ovarian Cysts.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neonatal ovarian torsion.BMJ case reports · 2025Article
- Positron emission tomography probes for stem cell monitoring: a review.American journal of translational research · 2024Review
- Fetal abdominal cysts: Predicting adverse outcomes.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Observational
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Abstract
introductionThe primary aim of the study was to identify risk factors associated with fetal or neonatal loss, neonatal morbidity, and the need for surgery in fetuses diagnosed with an abdominal cyst. The secondary aim was to compare the characteristics of the cyst according to trimester at diagnosis. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis was an observational retrospective study performed at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. The study included pregnant women aged 18 years or older with diagnosis of a fetal abdominal cyst from 2008 to 2021.
resultsA total of 82 women with a median gestational age of 31+1 weeks (12+0-39+4) were included in the analysis. Seven (8.5%) cases were diagnosed in the first trimester, 28 (34.1%) in the second trimester, and 47 (57.3%) in the third trimester. Fetal or neonatal loss occurred in 10 (12.2%) cases; significant predictors were diagnosis in the first trimester (OR 36.67, 95% CI: 4.89-274.79), male gender (OR 4.75, 95% CI: 1.13-19.9), and associated abnormalities (OR 15.2, 95% CI: 2.92-79.19). A total of 10 of 75 (13.3%) neonates showed at least one neonatal complication, and the only predictor was occurrence of associated abnormalities (OR 7.36, 95% CI: 1.78-30.51). A total of 16 of 75 (21.3%) neonates required postnatal surgery, and the predictors were second-trimester diagnosis (OR 3.92, 95% CI: 1.23-12.51), associated abnormalities (OR 3.81, 95% CI: 1.15-12.64), and bowel location (OR 10.0, 95% CI: 1.48-67.55).
conclusionsFactors associated with adverse outcomes in fetuses diagnosed with abdominal cysts are first-trimester diagnosis and associated abnormalities. Cysts detected in the second trimester and those of intestinal origin are more likely to require surgery.
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