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

05 January 2021: Clinical Research

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

Table 2 Characteristics of 6 cases of additional fetal malformations.

Case	MRI (WG)	MRI appearance	Follow-up ultrasonography	Visualized time of gallbladder	Gender of baby	Postnatal ultrasonography	Final diagnosis	Outcome	Follow-up duration
1	32	Thickened subcutaneous fat all over the body, slightly thickened rectum and PNVGB	Fetal multiple abnormalities, the whole thickened skin and PNVGB	–	Male	–	Unknown	TOP (no autopsy)	–
2	28	Fetal left renal pelvis dilatation and PNVGB	Bilateral mild dilation of fetal renal pelvis, a strong spot in the left ventricle and PNVGB	–	Male	–	Unknown	TOP (no autopsy)	–
3	31	Horseshoe kidney, hydramnios and PNVGB	Horseshoe kidney, hydramnios and visible of gallbladder (1.1×0.2 cm)	31+	Male	Normal	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	21 months
4	31+	Rough edge of bilateral ventricles and echo intensity, PNVGB	Ventricular dilation with the rough edge, gyrus backward development, a cyst in the left ventricular occipital horn and PNVGB	-	Female	–	Unknown	TOP (no autopsy)	–
5	28	PNVGB	Visible gallbladder and fetal echogenic bowel	29	Male	Not performed	Transient PNVGB	Healthy	13 months
6	35	FGR and PNVGB	FGR and PNVGB	–	Male	Not performed	Unknown	Walk on tiptoe	19 months
MRI – magnetic resonance imaging; WG – gestational weeks; PNVGB – prenatal non-visualization of the fetal gallbladder; TOP – termination of pregnancy; FGR – fetal growth restriction.