A case with duodenal duplication cyst: prenatal diagnosis and surgical management.
OBJECTIVE
We report the first case of a subhepatic cystic mass diagnosed in utero that subsequently proved to be a duodenal duplication cyst.


METHODS
Conventional prenatal abdominal ultrasound.


RESULTS
On prenatal ultrasonography, the differential diagnosis was choledochal cyst, bowel duplication cyst, or omental cyst.


CONCLUSIONS
The prenatal detection of a cystic mass allowed close neonatal surveillance and timely surgical intervention prior to the onset of potentially serious complications.
Yamataka
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Department of Surgery, Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand. yama@med.juntendo.ac.jp
Pringle
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D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal