title: Neonatal ovarian cysts: ultrasound assessment and differential diagnosis.
abstract: Ovarian cysts are the most common abdominal cysts in female fetuses and newborn girls. Ultrasonography is the imaging technique of choice for diagnosing ovarian cysts because it makes it possible to differentiate them from other cystic lesions. Although most neonatal ovarian cysts regress in the first few months after birth, complications can occur during gestation or after birth. The manifestations of ovarian cysts on ultrasonography will depend on the complications. The management is controversial, although the current trend favors watchful waiting. We describe the different presentations of neonatal ovarian cysts with their complications and their patterns of findings on ultrasonography. We also discuss the differential diagnosis with other cystic abdominal lesions, and finally we discuss the therapeutic management of neonatal ovarian cysts.
authors.affiliation: Área de Imagen Médica, Sección de Imagen Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España. Electronic address: llorens_rob@gva.es.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Llorens Salvador
authors.affiliation: Área de Imagen Médica, Sección de Imagen Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sangüesa Nebot
authors.affiliation: Área de Imagen Médica, Sección de Imagen Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pacheco Usmayo
authors.affiliation: Área de Imagen Médica, Sección de Imagen Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Picó Aliaga
authors.affiliation: Área de Imagen Médica, Sección de Imagen Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcés Iñigo
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Ecografía; Fetal; Newborn; Ovarian cyst; Quiste de ovario; Recién nacida; Ultrasonography