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Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Cholelithiasis
Author(s) -
Nishi Takenori
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1997.tb00840.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , obstetrics , radiology , general surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
A case of opacity in the fetal gallbladder was diagnosed by ultrasound. The lesion resolved spontaneously in the postnatal period. Careful follow‐up ultrasound examinations are necessary for fetal cholelithiasis in the pre‐ and postnatal periods, and conservative management is mandatory.