Fetal Gallstones
- 16 June 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
- Vol. 20 (4), 241-243
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000085077
Abstract
The significance and natural history of fetal cholelithiasis is not yet well defined. We report two cases of echogenic foci detected prenatally by ultrasound. The gallstones resolved in both cases by 16 weeks following birth. Both infants were treated by ursodeoxycholic acid.Keywords
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