ECHOGENIC MATERIAL IN THE FETAL GALLBLADDER IN A SURVIVING MONOCHORIONIC TWIN

Authors
SEPULVEDA W STAGIANNIS KD
Citation
W. Sepulveda et Kd. Stagiannis, ECHOGENIC MATERIAL IN THE FETAL GALLBLADDER IN A SURVIVING MONOCHORIONIC TWIN, Pediatric radiology, 26(2), 1996, pp. 129-130
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
129 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1996)26:2<129:EMITFG>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Fetal gallstones or echogenic sludge in the fetal gallbladder have rar ely been reported prenatally despite the increasing number of ultrasou nd scans performed during pregnancy. In this report we present a case in which diffuse echogenic material was detected in the fetal gallblad der in a surviving monochorionic twin. This report identifies another predisposing factor for fetal gallstones/sludge in the perinatal perio d.