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Fetal abdominal cyst

MedGen UID:
1841765
•Concept ID:
C5826879
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Fetal cystic abdominal mass; Foetal abdominal cyst; Foetal cystic abdominal mass
 
HPO: HP:4000139

Definition

Fetal abdominal cysts are usually detected during the second trimester anomaly scan or discovered incidentally at later gestations. However, a definitive diagnosis is often not made until postnatal life. The most common etiologies of fetal abdominal cysts are [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFetal abdominal cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Perinatal outcomes of fetal abdominal cysts and comparison of prenatal and postnatal diagnoses.
Ozyuncu O, Canpolat FE, Ciftci AO, Yurdakok M, Onderoglu LS, Deren O
Fetal Diagn Ther 2010;28(3):153-9. Epub 2010 Aug 12 doi: 10.1159/000318191. PMID: 20714120

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management and outcome of fetal abdominal cyst in first trimester: systematic review of the literature.
Passananti E, Bevilacqua E, Di Marco G, Felici F, Trapani M, Ciavarro V, Di Ilio C, Lanzone A, Familiari A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024 Dec;64(6):721-729. Epub 2024 Nov 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.27663. PMID: 38642342Free PMC Article
Fetal abdominal cysts: Predicting adverse outcomes.
Garcia-Aguilar P, Maiz N, Rodó C, Garcia-Manau P, Arévalo S, Molino JA, Guillen G, Carreras E
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2023 Jul;102(7):883-890. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14584. PMID: 37194337Free PMC Article
Fetal abdominal cysts: antenatal course and postnatal outcomes.
Sanna E, Loukogeorgakis S, Prior T, Derwig I, Paramasivam G, Choudhry M, Lees C
J Perinat Med 2019 May 27;47(4):418-421. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2018-0311. PMID: 30763268
Perinatal outcomes of fetal abdominal cysts and comparison of prenatal and postnatal diagnoses.
Ozyuncu O, Canpolat FE, Ciftci AO, Yurdakok M, Onderoglu LS, Deren O
Fetal Diagn Ther 2010;28(3):153-9. Epub 2010 Aug 12 doi: 10.1159/000318191. PMID: 20714120

Diagnosis

Fetal abdominal cysts: Predicting adverse outcomes.
Garcia-Aguilar P, Maiz N, Rodó C, Garcia-Manau P, Arévalo S, Molino JA, Guillen G, Carreras E
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2023 Jul;102(7):883-890. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14584. PMID: 37194337Free PMC Article
Fetal hydrometrocolpos with pre-axial mirror polydactyly as a new variant of McKusick-Kaufman syndrome.
Traisrisilp K, Nunthapiwat S, Luewan S, Tongsong T
J Clin Ultrasound 2021 Jan;49(1):62-65. Epub 2020 Jun 14 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22882. PMID: 32537787
Fetal abdominal cysts: antenatal course and postnatal outcomes.
Sanna E, Loukogeorgakis S, Prior T, Derwig I, Paramasivam G, Choudhry M, Lees C
J Perinat Med 2019 May 27;47(4):418-421. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2018-0311. PMID: 30763268
Fetal abdominal cyst - a case of successful conservative management.
Sethuram R, Weerakkody AN
J Obstet Gynaecol 2008 Oct;28(7):746-7. doi: 10.1080/01443610802533686. PMID: 19065374
Giant fetal abdominal cyst. Ultrasonic diagnosis and management.
Jaffe R, Abramowicz J, Fejgin M, Ben-Aderet N
J Ultrasound Med 1987 Jan;6(1):45-7. doi: 10.7863/jum.1987.6.1.45. PMID: 3546725

Prognosis

Management and outcome of fetal abdominal cyst in first trimester: systematic review of the literature.
Passananti E, Bevilacqua E, Di Marco G, Felici F, Trapani M, Ciavarro V, Di Ilio C, Lanzone A, Familiari A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024 Dec;64(6):721-729. Epub 2024 Nov 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.27663. PMID: 38642342Free PMC Article
Fetal abdominal cysts: Predicting adverse outcomes.
Garcia-Aguilar P, Maiz N, Rodó C, Garcia-Manau P, Arévalo S, Molino JA, Guillen G, Carreras E
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2023 Jul;102(7):883-890. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14584. PMID: 37194337Free PMC Article
Fetal abdominal cysts: antenatal course and postnatal outcomes.
Sanna E, Loukogeorgakis S, Prior T, Derwig I, Paramasivam G, Choudhry M, Lees C
J Perinat Med 2019 May 27;47(4):418-421. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2018-0311. PMID: 30763268
Perinatal outcomes of fetal abdominal cysts and comparison of prenatal and postnatal diagnoses.
Ozyuncu O, Canpolat FE, Ciftci AO, Yurdakok M, Onderoglu LS, Deren O
Fetal Diagn Ther 2010;28(3):153-9. Epub 2010 Aug 12 doi: 10.1159/000318191. PMID: 20714120
Fetal abdominal cysts in the first trimester: prenatal detection and clinical significance.
Sepulveda W, Dickens K, Casasbuenas A, Gutierrez J, Dezerega V
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2008 Dec;32(7):860-4. doi: 10.1002/uog.6142. PMID: 18839398

Clinical prediction guides

Management and outcome of fetal abdominal cyst in first trimester: systematic review of the literature.
Passananti E, Bevilacqua E, Di Marco G, Felici F, Trapani M, Ciavarro V, Di Ilio C, Lanzone A, Familiari A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024 Dec;64(6):721-729. Epub 2024 Nov 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.27663. PMID: 38642342Free PMC Article
Fetal abdominal cysts: Predicting adverse outcomes.
Garcia-Aguilar P, Maiz N, Rodó C, Garcia-Manau P, Arévalo S, Molino JA, Guillen G, Carreras E
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2023 Jul;102(7):883-890. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14584. PMID: 37194337Free PMC Article
Diagnosis of Persistent Cloaca by Ultrasonography and MRI: A Case Report.
Kawamura T, Kamo A, Nishiguchi T
Am J Case Rep 2020 May 8;21:e921576. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.921576. PMID: 32381998Free PMC Article
Perinatal outcomes of fetal abdominal cysts and comparison of prenatal and postnatal diagnoses.
Ozyuncu O, Canpolat FE, Ciftci AO, Yurdakok M, Onderoglu LS, Deren O
Fetal Diagn Ther 2010;28(3):153-9. Epub 2010 Aug 12 doi: 10.1159/000318191. PMID: 20714120

Recent systematic reviews

Management and outcome of fetal abdominal cyst in first trimester: systematic review of the literature.
Passananti E, Bevilacqua E, Di Marco G, Felici F, Trapani M, Ciavarro V, Di Ilio C, Lanzone A, Familiari A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024 Dec;64(6):721-729. Epub 2024 Nov 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.27663. PMID: 38642342Free PMC Article

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