Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2003 Jun;46(6):1227-1230.

Prenatal Diagnosis of Choledochal Cyst at 23 weeks by Sonography

• Choi SH
• Kim YJ
• Park HE
• Yoon BM
• Kim MJ
• Baek YC

Abstract

In the past few years a wide variety of fetal abnormalities have been successfully prenatal diagnosed by maternal sonography. Early excision of the choledochal cyst in the newborn is considered to be the optimal treatment and may pose less risk to the patient than delayed surgical exploration. We present a new case diagnosed a choledochal cyst at 23 weeks gestation by routine ultrasound scanning. At 38 weeks gestation a female infant was born by spontaneous delivery. At 7 weeks of age the patient underwent a laparotomy performed cyst excision with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. We experienced a case of choledochal cyst at prenatal sonography and report our case with a brief review of literature.

Keyword

Choledochal cyst; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal sonography

MeSH Terms

Choledochal Cyst*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Laparotomy
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis*
Ultrasonography