Prenatal diagnosis and follow up of congenital splenic cyst: a case report

We report a case of congenital splenic cyst that was identified by prenatal sonography at 25 gestational weeks. Serial scans demonstrated an increase in size during the prenatal period but after birth the cyst progressively decreased in size until its complete regression at 6 months of age. Copyrigh...

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Published in:Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology 2001-05, Vol.17 (5), p.439-441
Main Authors: Lopes, M. A. B., Ruano, R., Bunduki, V., Miyadahira, S., Zugaib, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cysts - congenital
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Female
Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Prenatal diagnosis
Spleen - abnormalities
Spleen - diagnostic imaging
Splenic cyst
Splenic Diseases - congenital
Splenic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Summary:We report a case of congenital splenic cyst that was identified by prenatal sonography at 25 gestational weeks. Serial scans demonstrated an increase in size during the prenatal period but after birth the cyst progressively decreased in size until its complete regression at 6 months of age. Copyright © 2001 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
ISSN:0960-7692
1469-0705
DOI:10.1046/j.1469-0705.2001.00401.x