Subependymal pseudocysts are found in approximately 5% of all neonates. When they are isolated, the outcome is usually favorable. However, when they are associated with other anomalies, the prognosis is often poor. The diagnosis of imperforate hymen is rarely diagnosed before puberty, but reports of diagnosis in utero have been documented. The authors present a case with two coexisting rare findings in one fetus. The postnatal outcome for the infant with these isolated unrelated findings proved to be reassuring.
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