Neonatal Med.  2017 May;24(2):92-96. 10.5385/nm.2017.24.2.92.

A Case of Fetal Cholelithiasis Related to Maternal Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy

• Yon DK
• An JW
• Kim JH
• Jeon JH
• Heo JS

• KMID: 2379661
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5385/nm.2017.24.2.92

Abstract

Despite the improved accuracy and increasing use of prenatal ultrasonography, fetal cholelithiasis is a rarely detected disease, and its natural history and clinical significance are not yet well defined. Many maternal and neonatal risk factors are associated with fetal cholelithiasis. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy could be a risk factor for fetal cholelithiasis, but no case reports in previous literatures have demonstrated this relationship. We present a case of fetal cholelithiasis in the late third trimester of pregnancy that was related to intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, along with a brief review of associated literatures.

Keyword

Cholelithiasis; Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; Ultrasonography; Prenatal

MeSH Terms

Cholelithiasis*
Cholestasis, Intrahepatic*
Female
Humans
Natural History
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Pregnancy*
Risk Factors
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Prenatal