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Prenatal sonographic detection of congenital hepatic cyst in third trimester after normal second‐trimester sonographic examination
Author(s) -
Macken Marian B.,
Wright James R.,
Lau Henry,
Cooper Moira C.,
Grantmyre Edward B.,
Thompson Deborah L.,
O'Brien M. Kathleen
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0096(200007/08)28:6<307::aid-jcu8>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , in utero , fetus , cyst , prenatal diagnosis , second trimester , ultrasound , prenatal ultrasound , third trimester , obstetrics , pregnancy , radiology , genetics , biology
A solitary unilocular hepatic cyst (SUHC) is a rare prenatal or neonatal finding. There are few reports of the prenatal detection of SUHC, and the progression of SUHC in utero is unknown. We present a proven case of SUHC in a fetus detected on a 34‐week ultrasound examination following a normal 19‐week examination. The cyst was inseparable from the liver and caused some flattening of the liver edge. Prenatal detection of an SUHC inseparable from the liver and appearing in the late second or third trimester should suggest a congenital hepatic cyst. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 28:307–310, 2000.