title: Antenatal detection of a congenital pancreatic cyst.
abstract: Congenital pancreatic cyst is very rare. Antenatal detection can potentially decrease the neonatal morbidity because the appropriate preparation can be made in advance of delivery. We report a case of congenital pancreatic cyst detected prenatally by routine obstetric sonography in a fetus at 33 weeks' gestation. The cyst, located at the pancreatic tail, was excised at the age of 10 days. Pathology results confirmed a pancreatic cyst. Differential diagnosis of cystic abdominal lesions occurring in utero should include congenital pancreatic cyst.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yuan-Ya
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Hou-Chuan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chia-Man
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Yu-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal