Blake’s pouch cyst: Prenatal diagnosis and management

• DOI: 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2020.21703
• Publication Date: 2021-03-12T12:27:36Z
• Authors: Mustafa Behram; Süleyman Cemil Oğlak; Fatma Ölmez; Zeynep Gedik Özköse; Sema Süzen Çaypınar; Yusuf Başkıran; Salim Sezer; Kadriye Erdoğan; Mehmet Aytaç Yüksel; İsmail Özdemir
• Keywords: Trisomy

This study aimed to present the characteristic features of 19 patients who were diagnosed as having Blake's pouch cyst (BPC) at our center.Nineteen BPC between 2015 and 2019 included in this retrospective study. Follow-up examinations performed using ultrasonography (US) every three weeks up 35 gestation. Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was time diagnosis or during follow-up 13 patients. MRI transfontanellar US confirm after delivery. Karyotype results eight recorded.Isolated observed 9 (47%) patients, associated anomalies detected 10 (53%) including seven (36%) with central nervous system four (21%) cardiac anomalies. Two fetuses had abnormal karyotype analysis trisomy 21 13. The report "differential required for Dandy-Walker complex" only five (26%) it reported be compatible BPC. Spontaneous resolution seen Postnatal two all consistent During neonatal period, neurologic development one (5%) died.Although prognosis isolated is very good healthy until advanced ages, death early period may depending on condition