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Intra‐abdominal masses: prenatal differential diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Hyett Jon
Publication year - 2008
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.2028
Subject(s) - differential diagnosis , prenatal diagnosis , medicine , radiology , fetus , differential (mechanical device) , obstetrics , pregnancy , pediatrics , general surgery , pathology , physics , biology , genetics , thermodynamics
Intra‐abdominal masses and cystic lesions are not commonly identified during the routine 20‐week anomaly scan but are not infrequently seen as incidental findings during a third trimester scan assessing fetal growth and well being. This review looks at the potential differential diagnosis of masses and cysts seen prenatally and aims to define a method of assessment that will help limit the differential diagnosis before delivery. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.