Isolated fetal ascites: prenatal diagnosis and management.
The perinatal outcomes of four patients with isolated fetal ascites were evaluated. The ascites disappeared prior to delivery in 50% of the cases and was resolved shortly after delivery in the remainder. Excellent neonatal outcomes were observed. Thus, isolated fetal ascites may represent a separate condition that significantly differs from the general category of nonimmune hydrops in both perinatal courses and prognoses. The prenatal diagnosis and management of this condition are discussed.
Winn
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HN
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Stiller
R
R
Grannum
P A
PA
Crane
J C
JC
Coster
B
B
Romero
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D014463:Ultrasonography