Fetal Ovarian Cyst Rupture Resulting in Transient Fetal Ascites

Authors

  • Ömer Kandemir Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Maternity Hospital, Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ankara
  • Sertaç Esin Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Maternity Hospital, Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ankara
  • Deniz Esinler Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Maternity Hospital, Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ankara
  • Bülent Yırcı Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Maternity Hospital, Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ankara
  • Serdar Yalvaç Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Maternity Hospital, Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ankara

Keywords:

Ovarian cyst, Ascites, Duplication cyst, Omental cyst

Abstract

A 21-year-old gravida 1 para 0 woman was referred to our maternal-fetal medicine center due to a fetal intraabdominal cyst at 32 weeks of pregnancy. On the ultrasonography, lateral and superior to the bladder, there was a sharply circumscribed, thin walled anechoic cystic structure measuring 56x58 millimeter.
Our presumed diagnosis was fetal ovarian cyst and we decided to aspirate the fluid and scheduled it on Monday. The family was informed about the situation and the procedure was postponed on Monday for family decision. However, on Monday, there was no cystic structure but surprisingly, severe spontaneous fetal ascites developed. On the follow-up, one week later, there was no intraabdominal fluid or
cyst. At 38 weeks 2 days of pregnancy, the patient vaginally delivered a 3460 grams healthy female baby.
Although it is rare, ovarian cyst should be in the differential diagnosis of fetal ascites especially when it is recent and transient.

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Published

2014-08-29

How to Cite

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Kandemir Ömer, Esin S, Esinler D, Yırcı B, Yalvaç S. Fetal Ovarian Cyst Rupture Resulting in Transient Fetal Ascites. Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med [Internet]. 2014Aug.29 [cited 2024Nov.20];20(2):110-2. Available from: https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/149

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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Copyright (c) 2014 Ömer Kandemir, Sertaç Esin, Deniz Esinler, Bülent Yırcı, Serdar Yalvaç

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