Fetal megacystis: A systematic review

K Taghavi, C Sharpe, MD Stringer - Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2017 - Elsevier
Fetal megacystis is variably defined and understood. The literature on fetal megacystis was
systematically reviewed, focusing on prenatal diagnosis, associations and outcomes. This
yielded a total of 18 primary references and eight secondary references. Fetal megacystis
has an estimated first-trimester prevalence of between 1: 330 and 1: 1670, with a male to
female ratio of 8: 1. In the first trimester, megacystis is most commonly defined as a
longitudinal bladder dimension of≥ 7 mm. Later in pregnancy, a sagittal dimension (in mm) …