title: Echogenic material in the fetal gallbladder in a surviving monochorionic twin.
abstract: Fetal gallstones or echogenic sludge in the fetal gallbladder have rarely been reported prenatally despite the increasing number of ultrasound scans performed during pregnancy. In this report we present a case in which diffuse echogenic material was detected in the fetal gallbladder in a surviving monochorionic twin. This report identifies another predisposing factor for fetal gallstones/sludge in the perinatal period.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Fetal Care, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 0XG, UK.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sepulveda
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Stagiannis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D010929:Placentation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal