Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy - Cmebyplaza.com
Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy - Cmebyplaza.com
Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy - Cmebyplaza.com
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<strong>Adnexal</strong> <strong>Masses</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Pregnancy</strong><br />
• 82% 1 to 94% 2 rate of spontaneous resolution<br />
• Particularly simple, unilocular cysts<br />
• Most of the others are a corpus luteum and<br />
resolve by 16 weeks<br />
• Expectant management is appropriate for<br />
adnexal masses < 6 cm <strong>in</strong> the first trimester 1,2<br />
1 Thornton and Wells. Obstet Gynecol 1987;69:717-21.<br />
2 Grimes et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1954;68:594-605. 605.