Premium
Complete regression of a congenital splenic cyst
Author(s) -
Çelik Yilmazer Yanki,
Erden Ayşe
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199805)26:4<223::aid-jcu10>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - medicine , cyst , ultrasound , gestation , prenatal ultrasound , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , radiology , surgery , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
We report a congenital splenic cyst that was revealed by prenatal sonography at 31 weeks' gestation. Serial prenatal sonographic examinations showed a slight enlargement of the cyst. However, sonography performed when the infant was 7 months of age showed the cyst had spontaneously and completely regressed. We recommend that practitioners adopt a more conservative approach in such infants, one that includes follow‐up sonographic examinations, rather than instituting interventional treatment. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 26:223–224, 1998.