Spontaneous postnatal complete resolution of an antenatally diagnosed fetal hepatic cyst
| Autor: | Ioan Sas, Dan Navolan, Costela Serban, Denis Şerban |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pregnancy
medicine.medical_specialty Fetus business.industry Vaginal birth Ultrasound General Medicine medicine.disease Complete resolution Surgery Lesion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis parasitic diseases Medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Cyst Hepatic Cyst medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Medicine. 97:e11133 |
| ISSN: | 0025-7974 |
| Popis: | Rationale Antenatal diagnosis of a fetal hepatic cyst is rare. Since in most cases the lesion is treated after birth by surgery only a few reports present a complete spontaneous resolution of an antenatally diagnosed hepatic cyst. Patient concerns A single hepatic cyst (1.34/1.47 cm) was diagnosed in a fetus at 36 weeks of pregnancy while mother was in labor. After an uneventful vaginal birth, a multidisciplinary evaluation of the newborn confirmed the presence of the cyst. Diagnoses Single hepatic cyst INTERVENTIONS:: Passive approach; periodic ultrasound monitoring of the cyst OUTCOMES:: The latest ultrasound examination performed at 18 months of age confirmed complete resolution of the cyst. No other medical complications occurred before 18 months of age. Lessons The management of such a case depends on the cyst dimensions, the types of involved structure and could require urgent prenatal or neonatal treatment. In our case a complete spontaneous resolution of the hepatic cyst was achieved before 18 months of age. |
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