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This study aims to provide contemporary data on prenatally diagnosed fetal abdominal cysts in relation to their course and postnatal outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2018-0311_s_998_w2aab2b8c38b1b7b1aab1c16b2Aa\">\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Fetal abdominal cysts diagnosed over 11 years in a single centre were identified. The gestational age at diagnosis and cyst characteristics at each examination were recorded (size, location, echogenity, septation and vascularity) and follow-up data from postnatal visits were collected.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2018-0311_s_997_w2aab2b8c38b1b7b1aab1c16b3Aa\">\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Eighty abdominal cysts were identified antenatally at 28+4 weeks (range 11+0\u201338+3). Most (87%) were isolated and the majority were pelvic (52%), simple (87.5%) and avascular (100%). Antenatally, 29% resolved spontaneously; 29% reduced in size; 9% were stable and 33% increased in size. Forty-one percent of cysts under 20 mm diameter increased in size, while only 20% of cysts with a diameter of over 40 mm increased in size. The majority of cysts were ovarian in origin (n=45, 56%), followed by intestinal (n=15, 18%), choledochal (n=3, 4%), liver (n=2, 3%) and renal\/adrenal origins (n=2, 3%), respectively. In 16% (n=13), the antenatal diagnosis was not obvious. Seventy-five percent of the cysts that persisted postnatally required surgical intervention.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec id=\"j_jpm-2018-0311_s_996_w2aab2b8c38b1b7b1aab1c16b4Aa\">\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Most antenatally diagnosed fetal abdominal cysts were ovarian in origin. Though most disappeared antenatally, nearly three quarters required surgical intervention when present after birth. Cysts of intestinal origin are more difficult to diagnose antenatally and often require surgery.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpm-2018-0311","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,14]],"date-time":"2019-02-14T09:01:10Z","timestamp":1550134870000},"page":"418-421","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Fetal abdominal cysts: antenatal course and postnatal outcomes"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"47","author":[{"given":"Elisabetta","family":"Sanna","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Fetal Care , Queen Charlotte\u2019s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK"},{"name":"Gynecologic and Obstetric Clinic, Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences , University of Sassari , Sassari , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stavros","family":"Loukogeorgakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Children\u2019s Surgery , Chelsea and Westminster Hospital \u2013 NHS Trust , London , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Prior","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Fetal Care , Queen Charlotte\u2019s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Iris","family":"Derwig","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Fetal Care , Queen Charlotte\u2019s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gowrishankar","family":"Paramasivam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Fetal Care , Queen Charlotte\u2019s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad","family":"Choudhry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Children\u2019s Surgery , Chelsea and Westminster Hospital \u2013 NHS Trust , London , UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christoph","family":"Lees","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Fetal Care , Queen Charlotte\u2019s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust , London , UK"},{"name":"Department of Surgery and Cancer , Imperial College London , London , UK"},{"name":"Department of Development and Regeneration , KU Leuven , Leuven , Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023033121263848511_j_jpm-2018-0311_ref_001_w2aab2b8c38b1b7b1ab2b1b1Aa","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"McEwing R, Hayward C, Furness M. 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