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<p>With routine antenatal ultrasound and recent advances in ultrasound technology, fetal intraabdominal cystic masses are recognized more often and are better characterized than in the past. They may be classified as solid and cystic, and may originate from multiple structures. When considering the extensive differential diagnosis of cystic masses, the observation of peristalsis narrows the possibilities to the gastrointestinal tract. To find this feature on ultrasound, the examiner must expressly think and look for it, otherwise it may be missed. Our case report illustrates one of those cases.</p>
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With routine antenatal ultrasound and recent advances in ultrasound technology, fetal intraabdominal cystic masses are recognized more often and are better characterized than in the past. They may be classified as solid and cystic, and may originate from multiple structures. When considering the extensive differential diagnosis of cystic masses, the observation of peristalsis narrows the possibilities to the gastrointestinal tract. To find this feature on ultrasound, the examiner must expressly think and look for it, otherwise it may be missed. Our case report illustrates one of those cases.

A reminder of peristalsis as a useful tool in the prenatal differential diagnosis of abdominal cystic masses

Journal of Ultrasonography

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With routine antenatal ultrasound and recent advances in ultrasound technology, fetal intraabdominal cystic masses are recognized more often and are better...

A reminder of peristalsis as a useful tool in the prenatal differential diagnosis of abdominal cystic masses

Article Category: Case report

Published Online: Jun 30, 2017

Page range: 129 - 132

Received: Jan 27, 2017

Accepted: Mar 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0019

Keywords
enteric duplication cyst, fetal abdominal masses, congenital abnormalities, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound

© 2017 Eugenio O. Gerscovich et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A reminder of peristalsis as a useful tool in the prenatal differential diagnosis of abdominal cystic masses

Article Category: Case report

Published Online: Jun 30, 2017

Page range: 129 - 132

Received: Jan 27, 2017

Accepted: Mar 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0019

Keywordsenteric duplication cyst, fetal abdominal masses, congenital abnormalities, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound

© 2017 Eugenio O. Gerscovich et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
enteric duplication cyst, fetal abdominal masses, congenital abnormalities, prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound