Antenatal diagnosis of choledochal cyst at 15 weeks' gestation: etiologic implications and management.
We present the fourth case of antenatally diagnosed choledochal cyst--which was found at 15 weeks' gestation--and its subsequent treatment. We believe that the etiology was distal obstruction.
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Department of Surgery, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
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D002768:Choledochostomy; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography