Isolated Fetal Ascites: Prenatal Diagnosis and Management

Hung N. Winn; Robert Stiller; Peter A. T. Grannum; James C. Crane; Barbara Coster; Roberto Romero

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999526

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 1990; 7(4): 370-373
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999526

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Isolated Fetal Ascites: Prenatal Diagnosis and Management

Hung N. Winn, Robert Stiller, Peter A.T. Grannum, James C. Crane, Barbara Coster, Roberto Romero

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The perinatal outcomes of four patients with isolated fetal ascites were evaluated. The ascites disappeared prior to delivery in 50% of the cases and was resolved shortly after delivery in the remainder. Excellent neonatal outcomes were observed. Thus, isolated fetal ascites may represent a separate condition that significantly differs from the general category of nonimmune hydrops in both perinatal courses and prognoses. The prenatal diagnosis and management of this condition are discussed.

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