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Successful intrauterine therapy of a large fetal ovarian cyst
Author(s) -
Giorlandino C.,
Rivosecchi M.,
Bilancioni E.,
Bagolan P.,
Zaccara A.,
Taramanni C.,
Vizzone A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970100710
Subject(s) - in utero , medicine , gestation , fetus , pregnancy , cyst , obstetrics , ovarian cyst , surgery , prenatal diagnosis , gynecology , genetics , biology
Fetal ovarian cysts can be managed in different ways, depending upon their size and clinical course: conservatively, by open surgery or by postnatal transabdominal puncture. However, in cases of large cysts detected antenatally and affecting the ongoing pregnancy, in utero transabdominal puncture can be undertaken, without increase of risk. A case of such a puncture at 30 weeks gestation is reported.