| Literature DB >> 31037097 |
Sangeeta Pathak1, Liliana Grosu1.
Abstract
With advancing technology, it is becoming common for antenatal ultrasound to detect echogenic lesions in fetal abdomen. Paucity of data in this field, however, makes it difficult to counsel patients. We report four cases of fetal liver echogenic lesions, postnatal outcome (delivered during 2015-2016) and a literature review to increase awareness. Intrahepatic calcification is relatively common with an incidence of approximately 5-10 in 10,000 pregnancies. Prenatal detection of echogenic lesions in fetal abdomen causes huge anxiety and stress to parents; therefore, it is important for the ultrasonographers to be up to date with the evidence-based management of these lesions. Most lesions would carry no or little risk to neonate; however, few cases may require careful planning to optimise the time and place of delivery. We describe four cases between February 2015 and December 2016 using machine Voluson S6 and E8.Entities:
Keywords: Prenatal ultrasound; fetal intrahepatic calcification
Year: 2019 PMID: 31037097 PMCID: PMC6475977 DOI: 10.1177/1742271X18821147
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ultrasound ISSN: 1742-271X