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Re: umbilical cord cyst

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:16:25 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Susie wrote: >
>at my ultrasound done at 9 weeks the technician found a cyst on the
>umbilical cord. it measured 4mm. i tried searching the internet for
>information on what this means, but haven't come up with much. my dr
>doesn't seem too worried about it. i am having a follow-up ultrasound
>at 19 weeks. i am currently 15 weeks ... so i have four more weeks to
>wait! i'm trying not to worry, but it is hard to do ... the word cyst
>does not sound good. i would appreciate any information on what this
>means to me and my baby. thanks! susie

Common and virtually never a problem. A cyst is just a fluid filled ball. Your baby started out as one, back in the egg form.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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