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Eur J Pediatr Surg 1985; 40(2): 82-84
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1059720
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The Diagnostic Value of Perinatal Ultrasound Monitoring for Foetal Abdominal Mass

Die diagnostische Bedeutung der pränatalen Ultrasonographie bei fetalen AbdominaltumorenC. A. dell' Agnola1 , V.  Tomaselli1 , U.  Nicolini2 , A.  Kustermann2 , G.  Motta3
  • 1Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery, University of Milan, Italy
  • 21st Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University of Milan, Italy
  • 3Department of Neonatology, University of Milan, Italy
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25 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

In the past two years seven cases of foetal abdominal mass were observed prenatally and operated on within 30 days of life.

In four of seven cases no abdominal mass was ever palpable neither at birth nor under anaesthesia just before laparotomy, whereas in all cases it was both sonographically and surgically detected.

The authors stress the importance of perinatal ultrasound monitoring to cope early with clinically undetectable abdominal mass. Furthermore, they emphasise that the necessary condition for definition of a mass should by now be that it is palpable and seen via ultrasound, but a perinatal ultrasound image of mass is sufficient to warrant careful detailed clinical evaluation.

Zusammenfassung

Es wird über die pränatale Diagnose von sieben abdominellen fetalen Bauchtumoren berichtet.

Bei 4 von 7 Fällen konnte man klinisch keinen Bauchtumor nach der Geburt tasten. Bei allen Patienten wurde jedoch der durch die pränatale Ultraschalluntersuchung diagnostizierte Tumor durch die Operation bestätigt. Dies unterstreicht die Bedeutung der pränatalen Diagnose für die Behandlung der kindlichen Tumoren.

Key words

Foetal abdominal mass - Prenatal ultrasound - Abdominal tumour

Schlüsselwörter

Bauchtumor, fetaler - Ultraschalldiagnose, pränatale - Sonographie