Open AccessGuidelines of the Italian Society of Videosurgery in Infancy (SIVI) for the minimally invasive treatment of fetal and neonatal ovarian cysts
Author(s) -
Salvatore Fabio Chiarenza,
Maria Luisa Conighi,
Andrea Conforti,
Cosimo Bleve,
Ciro Esposito,
Maria Escolino,
Fabio Beretta,
Maurizio Cheli,
Vincenzo Di Benedetto,
Maria Grazia Scuderi,
Giovanni Casadio,
Maurizio Marzaro,
Marco Gambino,
Alessio Pini Prato,
Francesco Molinaro,
Simona Gerocarni Nappo,
Paolo Caione
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatria medica e chirurgica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.336
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2420-7748
pISSN - 0391-5387
DOI - 10.4081/pmc.2020.242
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , prenatal ultrasound , conservative treatment , obstetrics , ultrasonography , ultrasound , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , surgery , radiology , biology , genetics
In the last three decades, fetal ovarian cysts were diagnosed more frequently, due to technological improvement and the increasing use of prenatal screening ultrasound. Nonetheless, treatment uncertainties are still present, either prenatally or postnatally. Recently, significant innovations on diagnosis and treatment have been proposed and a more conservative, minimally invasive approach may be offered to the Pediatrician or the Surgeon who face with this condition during prenatal or neonatal age. (...)