Fetal choledochal cyst diagnosed at 22 weeks of gestation by three-dimensional ultrasonography: a case report

J Korean Med Sci. 2008 Oct;23(5):909-11. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.909.

Abstract

Choledochal cyst is a cystic or fusiform dilatation of the extra- or intrahepatic bile duct that has rarely been reported in prenatal cases. Here we report a fetus with choledochal cyst diagnosed prenatally by three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasonography at 22 weeks of gestation. We demonstrated an image of choledochal cyst by using a new ultrasound technique, a 3-D multislice view. After close intrauterine followup, surgery was successfully performed and postoperative course was uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
  • Cholangiography / methods
  • Choledochal Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Choledochal Cyst / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*