Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis of Prenatal Non-Visualization of the Fetal Gallbladder: A Case-Series Study

Yuanhe Wang; Jinling Zhou; Meixiang Deng; Xiaomiao Xiang; Xiaojun Zhu

doi:10.12659/MSM.927474

05 January 2021: Clinical Research

Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis of Prenatal Non-Visualization of the Fetal Gallbladder: A Case-Series Study

Yuanhe Wang ^1ABCDEF* , Jinling Zhou ^1C* , Meixiang Deng ^2D , Xiaomiao Xiang ^3DF , Xiaojun Zhu ^1E*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.927474

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e927474

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Table 1 Characteristics of 26 cases of isolated PNVGB.

Case	MRI (WG)	MRI appearance	Follow-up ultrasonography	Visualized time of gallbladder	Gender of baby	Postnatal ultrasonography	Final diagnosis	Outcome	Follow-up duration
1	30+	PNVGB	PNVGB	–	Male	Non-visualization of gallbladder	Gallbladder agenesis	Healthy	26 months
2	27	PNVGB	1.3×0.3 cm	27+	Female	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	25 months
3	32+	Visible, small, 0.7–1.2 cm	PNVGB	32+	Male	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	25 months
4	32	PNVGB	1.1×0.3×0.4 cm	33+	Female	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	25 months
5	29	PNVGB	PNVGB	2 days after birth	Male	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	20 months
6	31	PNVGB	PNVGB	–	Female	–	Unknown	TOP	–
7	34	Visible, small, 0.6×0.3 cm	PNVGB	34	Female	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	21 months
8	32	Visible, small, 0.5×1.0 cm	PNVGB	32	Female	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	21 months
9	32	PNVGB	PNVGB	–	Male	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	19 months
10	33	PNVGB	PNVGB	–	Male	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	40 months
11	36	Visible, small	PNVGB	1 month after birth	Male	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	28 months
12	37	PNVGB	PNVGB	2 days after birth	Female	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	52 months
13	33	Visible, small	PNVGB	33	Male	Non-visualization of gallbladder	Gallbladder agenesis	Healthy	51 months
14	26	Visible, 0.5×0.9 cm	PNVGB	26	–	–	–	–	Lost
15	31	PNVGB	PNVGB	6 months after birth	Female	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	57 months
16	36	Visible, small	PNVGB	36	Male	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	18 months
17	27	PNVGB	PNVGB	–	Male	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	15 months
18	32	PNVGB	PNVGB	15 months after birth	Female	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	15 months
19	33	PNVGB	Visible	33 weeks-birth	Female	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	17 months
20	34	PNVGB	PNVGB	–	Male	Non-visualization of gallbladder	Gallbladder agenesis	Healthy	18 months
21	29	PNVGB	PNVGB	3 days after birth	Female	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	15 months
22	29	PNVGB	PNVGB	3 days after birth	Male	Small and left position	Gallbladder agenesis	Healthy	12 months
23	26	PNVGB	PNVGB	7days after birth	Male	Small	Gallbladder agenesis	Healthy	10 months
24	37	PNVGB	PNVG	3 months after birth	Female	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	11 months
25	32	PNVGB	PNVGB	–	Male	Not performed	Unknown	Healthy	11 months
26	25	PNVGB	Visible	29	Male	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	6 months
MRI – magnetic resonance imaging; WG – gestational weeks; PNVGB – prenatal non-visualization of the fetal gallbladder; TOP – termination of pregnancy.

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