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EARLY PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHOLEDOCHAL CYST
Author(s) -
GALLIVAN E. KERRY,
CROMBLEHOLME TIMOTHY M.,
D'ALTON MARY E.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199610)16:10<934::aid-pd961>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - choledochal cysts , biliary atresia , medicine , biliary cirrhosis , prenatal diagnosis , biliary tract , in utero , cyst , cirrhosis , atresia , liver transplantation , radiology , surgery , gastroenterology , fetus , pregnancy , disease , transplantation , biology , autoimmune disease , genetics
Unrecognized biliary tract obstruction due to choledochal cysts or biliary atresia can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis in utero of choledochal cyst allows prompt postnatal diagnostic evaluation and appropriate surgical therapy to be instituted early in life. This may minimize the potential complications of cholangitis, cirrhosis, and liver failure in infants with choledochal cysts.