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In utero sonographic diagnosis of a communicating enteric duplication cyst in a giant omphalocele
Author(s) -
Tseng JennJhy,
Chou MinMin,
ShihChu Ho Esther
Publication year - 2001
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/pd.87
Subject(s) - omphalocele , cyst , in utero , echogenicity , prenatal diagnosis , gene duplication , medicine , prenatal ultrasound , ultrasound , fetus , pathology , radiology , pregnancy , biology , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Enteric duplications are rare lesions, and relatively few cases have been diagnosed prenatally. We present, to our knowledge, the first case of an associated communicating ileal duplication cyst in a huge omphalocele diagnosed prenatally. The prenatal ultrasound findings revealed four features of the cystic lesion including peristaltic movements of the cystic wall, communication between the cyst and normal bowel lumen, intra‐cystic echogenic contents, and echogenic mesenteric tissue (fat) close to the cyst. These distinct characteristics helped us to make a firm in utero diagnosis. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.