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Fetal gallstones: sonographic and clinical observations
Author(s) -
Suma V.,
Marini A.,
Bucci N.,
Toffolutti T.,
Talenti E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1998.12060439.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gallstones , echogenicity , fetus , gallbladder , ultrasound , gestation , obstetrics , obstetrics and gynaecology , radiology , pregnancy , gynecology , surgery , genetics , biology
Fetal gallstones were visualized sonographically in two cases at 30 and 37 weeks' gestation; follow‐up scans at 2 and 3 months, respectively, disclosed their spontaneous resolution. The hypotheses advanced to explain the formation of echogenic material in the fetal gallbladder are reviewed, and the clinical utility of postnatal long‐term sonographic follow‐up is stressed. Copyright © 1998 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology