Antenatal detection of a congenital pancreatic cyst
Liao, Y-Ya.; Chen, H-Chuan.; Chou, C-Man.; Lin, Y-Min.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 102(4): 273-276
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0929-6646 PMID: 12833194 Document Number: 560951
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.