Abstract
Fetal gallbladder duplication is a rare congenital malformation. In the literature only a few cases of fetal gallbladder duplication in utero is reported. A 22-year-old woman was referred to this hospital at 26 weeks of gestation for a routine ultrasound examination. A fetal duplication of gallbladder accompanied was diagnosed with ultrasonography (axial section of fetal abdomen on sonography showed two hypoechoic cyst-like structures). The diagnosis of duplication of gallbladder, was also confirmed with MRI. The result of cordocentesis was reported as 46, XY, t(X;10) (p11.2;q24.3) [20]. Antenatal/natal/postnatal care was unremarkable. A novel chromosomal mutation (46, XX, t(X;10) (p11.2;q24.3) [20]) with duplicated fetal gallbladder which has not been reported previously was described.
Highlights
Fetal gallbladder duplication is a rare congenital malformation, occurring in about one in 4,000 births, resulting in two separate gallbladder cavities, each with a cystic duct
Neonatal abdominal sonography on postnatal day 3 confirmed the prenatal diagnosis of gallbladder duplication
The woman had the same chromosomal anomaly and abdominal sonography of woman revealed the diagnosis of cystic canal duplication
Summary
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal gallbladder duplication associated with uncommon chromosomal anomaly (46, XX, t(X;10) (p11.2;q24.3) [20]). Summary Fetal gallbladder duplication is a rare congenital malformation. In the literature only a few cases of fetal gallbladder duplication in utero is reported. A 22-year-old woman was referred to this hospital at 26 weeks of gestation for a routine ultrasound examination. A fetal duplication of gallbladder accompanied was diagnosed with ultrasonography (axial section of fetal abdomen on sonography showed two hypoechoic cyst-like structures). The diagnosis of duplication of gallbladder, was confirmed with MRI. The result of cordocentesis was reported as 46, XY, t(X;10) (p11.2;q24.3) [20]. A novel chromosomal mutation (46, XX, t(X;10) (p11.2;q24.3) [20]) with duplicated fetal gallbladder which has not been reported previously was described
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