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Umbilical Cord Cyst

  • Epidemiology
  1. Seen in approximately 3% of first trimester pregnancies
  • Interpretation
  1. Congenital Anomaly
  2. Cysts persisting into second trimester
  • Management of second trimester Umbilical Cord Cysts
  1. Amniocentesis with Fetal karyotype
  2. Detailed investigation into possible fetal anomalies
  • Reference
  1. Ross (1997) Obstet Gynecol 89:442-5 [PubMed]