title: Isolated fetal ascites: prenatal diagnosis and management.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Winn
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stiller
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grannum
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coster
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: 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