Research Article
Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prenatal Diagnosis of Choledochal Cysts: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis
Table 4
Differential of fetal abdominal cyst.
| | Location | Morphology | Tension | Wall thickness | Motility | Dynamic changes | Features |
| Ovarian cysts | Lower abdomen/pelvis and at one side of the bladder | Round-shaped | + | Thin | Slightly | Disappear after birth or continue to grow and present with torsion following birth. | The most common cyst in female fetal |
| CDC (CBA) | Located at the porta hepatis | Oval/round-shaped | + | Thin | Fixed | Continue to grow and present with rupture following birth. | Female: male = 3–4 : 1 |
| Intestinal duplication | In the middle of the abdomen and close to the intestine | Oval-shaped | + | Thick | Fixed | Remain the same or slightly increase following birth. | Intestinal wall-like structure |
| Mesenteric cyst | Near the mesenteric edge of the small intestine. | Unilocular or multilocular | − | Thin | Fixed | Remain the same or slightly increase following birth. | — |
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