Fetal Gallstones: Antenatal Detection and Management

Deepti Naik

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Fetal Gallstones: Antenatal Detection and Management

Deepti Naik

Published in International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 2, Issue 6)

Received: 4 December 2014 Accepted: 17 December 2014 Published: 22 December 2014

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Abstract

Fetal gallstones are a rare sonographic finding. We came across two cases of fetal gallstones detected in routine third trimester scan over a period of one year. Both cases were confirmed to have gallstones in postnatal scan and showed complete resolution of the gallstones at 35 and 45 days after birth. The presence of gallstones in the fetus does not alter the fetal prognosis or obstetrical management since complete resolution is seen in most of the cases in late third trimester or neonatal period which may be due to either spontaneous passage of gallstones during early neonatal period or dilution of cholesterol crystals with postnatal hydration.

Published in	International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmi.20140206.15
Page(s)	146-148
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Antenatal, Gallstone, Ultrasound

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Deepti Naik

Dept. Of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals, Bangalore, India

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  abstract = {Fetal gallstones are a rare sonographic finding. We came across two cases of fetal gallstones detected in routine third trimester scan over a period of one year. Both cases were confirmed to have gallstones in postnatal scan and showed complete resolution of the gallstones at 35 and 45 days after birth. The presence of gallstones in the fetus does not alter the fetal prognosis or obstetrical management since complete resolution is seen in most of the cases in late third trimester or neonatal period which may be due to either spontaneous passage of gallstones during early neonatal period or dilution of cholesterol crystals with postnatal hydration.},
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