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Isolated fetal ascites: prenatal diagnosis and management
H N Winn1, R Stiller, P A Grannum
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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.

