title: Postnatal management of prenatally diagnosed abdominal masses and anomalies.
abstract: Rapid advancement in fetal diagnostic imaging has increased our ability to diagnose a multitude of anomalies in the prenatal period. The purpose of this chapter is to review our current understanding of prenatally diagnosed intra-abdominal lesions, and describe the current guidelines for the postnatal management and subsequent outcome for these lesions.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Fetal Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Todd E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Liechty
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal