Fetal Cholelithiasis: Antenatal Diagnosis and Neonatal Follow-Up in a Case of Twin Pregnancy – A Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Yannick Hurni; Francesco Vigo; Begoña Lipp von Wattenwyl; Nicole Ochsenbein; Claudia Canonica
- Source
- Ultrasound International Open, Vol 03, Iss 01, Pp E8-E12 (2017)
- Subject
- fetal cholelithiasis
fetal gallstones
intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
Medicine
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2509-596X
2199-7152
Fetal cholelithiasis is a rare finding during a third-trimester ultrasound with an average incidence rate of 0.07–1.15%. We report a case of fetal cholelithiasis in twins, observed in a patient with monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy hospitalized at our unit for signs of premature labor. We present the outcome of the 2 neonates with a clinical and sonographic follow-up. In addition, we offer a comprehensive review of the literature available to date.