Intra-abdominal masses: prenatal differential diagnosis and management.
Intra-abdominal masses and cystic lesions are not commonly identified during the routine 20-week anomaly scan but are not infrequently seen as incidental findings during a third trimester scan assessing fetal growth and well being. This review looks at the potential differential diagnosis of masses and cysts seen prenatally and aims to define a method of assessment that will help limit the differential diagnosis before delivery.
Department of Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound, RPA Women and Babies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia. jon@fetalmedicine.com
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Hyett
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal