Symptomatic Persistent Fetal Ovarian Cysts

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Oct 1;37(10):e672-e674. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002209.

Abstract

Vomiting in young infants is a common presentation to the pediatric emergency department with a broad differential diagnosis. We present 2 cases seen in our emergency department of infant females with symptomatic complex ovarian cysts who presented with vomiting. The first case study describes a patient with a prenatally diagnosed ovarian cyst that was being followed with serial ultrasounds by general surgery. The second case study describes a patient with reportedly normal prenatal ultrasounds with a subsequent diagnosis of a large complex ovarian cyst. These cases were selected to review pertinent imaging findings, discuss management decisions, and expand the differential of vomiting in the young female infants.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Ovarian Cysts* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ovarian Cysts* / surgery
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal

Supplementary concepts

  • Neonatal ovarian cyst