title: Prenatal diagnosis of a bronchogenic cyst in an unusual site.
abstract: We report a rare case of a subdiaphragmatic cyst, diagnosed prenatally during routine ultrasound screening at 25 weeks' gestation. Serial ultrasonographic evaluation demonstrated a slight increase in the size of the cyst during pregnancy. On the basis of the anatomic site and the sonographic features of the lesion, four diagnostic hypotheses were postulated: cystic neuroblastoma, adrenal hemorrhage, duplication of the inferior third of the esophagus and retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma. A healthy baby, weighing 3300 g and with Apgar scores of 8 and 9, was delivered vaginally at term. He underwent successful surgery at the age of 3 months. The post-operative course was uneventful and the baby is currently doing well. Histology revealed a bronchogenic cyst.
authors.affiliation: Bambino Gesu, Pediatric Hospital, Department of Neonatal Surgery, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bagolan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bilancioni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nahom
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trucchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inserra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giorlandino
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*