The prenatal diagnosis of transient cysts of the fetal choroid plexus.
Ultrasound scanning during the second trimester of pregnancy revealed cysts of the choroid plexus in the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle in five cases. All disappeared spontaneously between 20 and 23 weeks and normal infants were subsequently delivered.
D000328:Adult; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000196:embryology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000196:embryology*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography