Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy · 2005 · 19 citations · 0 references
MedicineObstetricsRadiologyMaternal-fetal MedicineUltrasonographyUltrasoundBiliary Tract DiseaseBiliary Tract DisordersFetal EchocardiographyFetal ImagingFetal PathologyPerinatal PathologyBile Duct StonesCholestasis In Pregnancy ManagementDisease FociGallbladder UltrasonographyObstetric Cholestasis
The significance and natural history of fetal cholelithiasis is not yet well defined. We report two cases of echogenic foci detected prenatally by ultrasound. The gallstones resolved in both cases by 16 weeks following birth. Both infants were treated by ursodeoxycholic acid.