title: Complete regression of a congenital splenic cyst.
abstract: We report a congenital splenic cyst that was revealed by prenatal sonography at 31 weeks' gestation. Serial prenatal sonographic examinations showed a slight enlargement of the cyst. However, sonography performed when the infant was 7 months of age showed the cyst had spontaneously and completely regressed. We recommend that practitioners adopt a more conservative approach in such infants, one that includes follow-up sonographic examinations, rather than instituting interventional treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Zübeyde Hanim Maternity Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yilmazer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal