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Re: Cyst on umbilical cord

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 07:03:31 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, mewmaau wrote: >
>I went for my second trimester ultrasound in the 21st week. My doctor
>told me that everything about baby looks normal but there is probably a
>cyst on umbilical cord and advised me to go for amnio. So I went for it
>and waiting for the result. I want to know what does the cyst mean ?
>How does it impact the baby ?
>
>If the amnio result comes normal does it rule out all the possiblilities
>of any defects ? Will the cyst go away ? What if cyst remains throughout
>the pregnancy ? Also my AFP screen was negative so what are the chances
>of detecting abnormalities in amnio ?
>
>Please advise, I would appreiciate all your help.

Most of the times umbilical cysts are not important.An amnio may not show anything. Wait for the results and be opptimistic. 

--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina


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