Spontaneous regression of fetal ascites in utero in an adolescent.
Fetal ascites has been documented by ultrasound to progressively disappear prior to birth. This report describes a case in a nineteen-year-old in which fetal ascites was documented in the midtrimester of pregnancy and in which subsequent regression was shown by ultrasound. Although nonimmune fetal hydrops commonly has a poor prognosis, it is possible to adopt an observant attitude while a carefully evaluating for an etiology of fetal ascites.
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D006831:Polyhydramnios / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography