KMID : 0191120070220010156
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Journal of Korean Medical Science 2007 Volume.22 No. 1 p.156 ~ p.158
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Prenatal Detection of a Congenital Pancreatic Cyst by Ultrasound
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Choi Sang-Joon
Kang Min-Chang Lim Ju-Sung Lim Sung-Chul Jang Jeong-Hwan
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Abstract
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We present a case of a fetal pancreatic cyst, a rare disease in fetal life, detected prenatally at 30 weeks¡¯ gestation by ultrasound. Routine ultrasound examination at 30 weeks¡¯ gestation by primary obstetrician showed a cyst on the fetal abdomen. Initially, the suspected diagnosis was a mesenteric cyst. Subsequent ultrasound examination at weeks 32, 36 showed a fetal retroperitoneal cyst. A 3.6 kg female neonate was born to 23 yr old woman by spontaneous vaginal delivery at 38 weeks¡¯ gestation. The fetus underwent exploratory laparotomy. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical diagnosis revealed the cyst to be a pancreatic cyst. Surgical outcome was excellent. Thus, we report this case of a pancreatic cyst detected via prenatal ultrasonography.
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KEYWORD
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Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Fetal pancreatic Cyst
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