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Weerakkody Y, Fetal omental cyst. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-66212
A fetal omental cyst is a type of fetal enteric cyst.
Pathology
The most common type of omental cyst is considered a lymphangioma 2.
Radiographic features
Antenatal ultrasound
May be seen in an intra-abdominal cyst without any associated color flow. Omental cysts tend to be typically found in the upper abdomen, closer to the anterior abdominal wall, and tend to be larger in size compared to mesenteric cysts 1.
See also
- 1. Tu CY. Ultrasound and differential diagnosis of fetal abdominal cysts. (2017) Experimental and therapeutic medicine. 13 (1): 302-306. doi:10.3892/etm.2016.3948 - Pubmed
- 2. Stoupis C, Ros PR, Abbitt PL, Burton SS, Gauger J. Bubbles in the belly: imaging of cystic mesenteric or omental masses. (1994) Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 14 (4): 729-37. doi:10.1148/radiographics.14.4.7938764 - Pubmed
- 3. Ros PR, Olmsted WW, Moser RP, Dachman AH, Hjermstad BH, Sobin LH. Mesenteric and omental cysts: histologic classification with imaging correlation. (1987) Radiology. 164 (2): 327-32. doi:10.1148/radiology.164.2.3299483 - Pubmed
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