Effect of Fetal Ovarian Cyst Aspiration to Prevent Torsion

Comparison Between Abstention and Intrauterine Aspiration in the Treatment of Anechoic Fetal Ovarian Cysts to Prevent Ovarian Torsion

The purpose of this study is to determine whether prenatal ovarian cyst aspiration is effective and safe to prevent perinatal ovarian torsion.

With the widespread use of routine sonography during pregnancy, the incidence of fetal ovarian cysts detected in utero has increased in the past decades. However

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women having an uneventful single pregnancy and a female fetus diagnosed with anechoic ovarian cyst (diameter at least 30mm)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Multiple pregnancy
• Complicated pregnancy (PE, diabetes, PROM, fetal malformation)
• Echoic cyst (fluid debris level, septated, retracting clot, globally echoic)
• Unability to give informed consent